Got my eye on one of these for my next build... the clear finish looks awesome (and I have some)... what was it you stained it with first?
Got my eye on one of these for my next build... the clear finish looks awesome (and I have some)... what was it you stained it with first?
Current build (maiden voyage!): PRS - 1TS
Next Build - LP-1S
"Do Not Look Down!!"
The spalted cap looks great. Difficult to get representative photo though. It is quite a lovely pale honey colour - in some photos though (e.g. outside in bright sunlight) it looks lighter. I'm struggling a bit with the headstock. On a previous build I used spray on poly to fix and cover the Decal. It worked a treat. This time after reading some more stuff I bit the bullet and bought a can of spray on nitronasty stuff. I started with a base layer and it's giving horrible orange peel effect, so will need a bit of sanding and flattening before Istick the decal on - but i am now reading will need to apply at least 6 - 9 coats nitro on top, and will need to sand back to get rid of any ridges around decal (plus that orange peel is a common - but treatable effect that I am likely to see again). But how far does one 13oz can nitro go !
Last edited by DJP; 15-02-2017 at 09:05 AM.
The only prep apart from a light sanding was a carefully applied a dilute timbermate Ebonygrain fill - then really careful sanding so as not to go through the cap. The stain is simply the Dingotone clear stain / Finish applied in pretty thin coats with a very light 1200 sand in between each coat. I have found the Dingotone really nice to work with on this build.Originally Posted by Slayer666
Awesome thanks... defo on the to do list.
Current build (maiden voyage!): PRS - 1TS
Next Build - LP-1S
"Do Not Look Down!!"
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