JM-1 By Nitroburner1000

[nitroburner1000]

Next step.....removing all that paint. i tried electric sanding but the paint got too hot and melted it, so i used a heatgun very gently and on the lowest setting. Worked like a treat. Used universal thinners to clean it all up being careful not to rub too hard in the stained edges.



A little bit of builders bog, a gentle and careful sand and all ready for taping and silver coat.
This time i sanded the edges so they have a slight curve to them so i wont have such a square edge.
i will also apply the tape a little higher for the silver basecoat, then take it off and reapply again a little lower so all the silver is covered.



In the last pic i have reapplied the gold teak stain to the edges again and reapplied the wipe on poly, all ready for the silver basecoat. Fingers crossed!



Hope this helps any Newbie like me if they ever want to paint their headstock. Documented trial and error...lol

[Sonic Mountain]

Good luck with he re coat - I'm a little disappointed you are going with a Fender decal, this is a cool build, I reckon you should own it as yours. I could do you a custom graphic if you like? Then there are heaps of places on line that could produce it for you (as you'll want silver or something over the red rather than water slide black I think). Obviously its your guitar and up to you.

I reckon its always a good idea to share goofs, I don't think anyone has a completely smooth sailing build and its great to add stuff lieke this into the community knowledge pool.

[nitroburner1000]

Good luck with he re coat - I'm a little disappointed you are going with a Fender decal, this is a cool build, I reckon you should own it as yours. I could do you a custom graphic if you like? Then there are heaps of places on line that could produce it for you (as you'll want silver or something over the red rather than water slide black I think). Obviously its your guitar and up to you.

I reckon its always a good idea to share goofs, I don't think anyone has a completely smooth sailing build and its great to add stuff lieke this into the community knowledge pool.

You are sooo right sonic, im ditching the Fexxxx logo, your right, i really want to make it my own. Im going to do a custom one, but still in the chrome. Thanks for the great advice mate, really appreciate it. And your right on the second account,i think the more we share stuffups, the more everyone can avoid them.

[king casey]

I've made my own Silver/gold decals with info gained online. Can't remember where but I saved some of the images.
I use Adobe Illustrator and a Monochrome Laser printer with Laser decal paper.
The tutorial has you wetting the decal and then flipping it over so you can paint the reverse.
However with Illustrator you can flip the image so that it's reversed on the first print.

cheers, Mark.

[nitroburner1000]

I've made my own Silver/gold decals with info gained online. Can't remember where but I saved some of the images.
I use Adobe Illustrator and a Monochrome Laser printer with Laser decal paper.
The tutorial has you wetting the decal and then flipping it over so you can paint the reverse.
However with Illustrator you can flip the image so that it's reversed on the first print.

cheers, Mark.

Cheers Mark, i watched a similar video that has you filling in the infills of the lettering on the reverse side with a silver/gold waterproof ink called china ink, but i cant source any here, and ebay wasn't very helpful either. this ink is supposed to simulate true chrome which is what i want. I talked to the guy from the US who supplied the Fender decal and he is willing to custom make me one in chrome with custom lettering. If it was black or gold i would do one myself, but on a red headstock i dont have many option, and on the jaguar all the accessories are chrome and i really want everything to match.. Thanks for the help mate.

[Sonic Mountain]

Thats a neat idea for adding colour to a black water slide....filing that one away

EDIT: You can usually get china ink at a good art supplies or craft place. I think if you had a good black outline you could spray the silver then trim into your design edge with a craft knife

[nitroburner1000]

Thats a neat idea for adding colour to a black water slide....filing that one away

EDIT: You can usually get china ink at a good art supplies or craft place. I think if you had a good black outline you could spray the silver then trim into your design edge with a craft knife

you know im gonna have to give it a go. A trip down the street to Lyncraft might be in order.

PS here is the video



Only problem is they use the reverse side of the decal paper but dont tell you if they use a glue on not to stick it down. i doubt if it would stick without some adhesive.

[JohnH]

Glad you're going to do your own logo - not that it's something I'd felt very strongly about, but Sonic is right, it's nice to make it your own

[king casey]

you know im gonna have to give it a go. A trip down the street to Lyncraft might be in order.

I got these metallic paint pens from Eckersleys.
I also used Tamiya metallic paint from a hobby store.

cheers, Mark.

[Sonic Mountain]

Gotta love a Posca. I use a red one for fret levelling.