Ok, finally finished the colour on the body and now just have a final coat of colour to do in the headstock. Time to start thinking of the clear coat and how to tackle my first wet sand!
Still thinking through adding a decal and the best way to do that. Once I get all of that sorted I can think about the tru oil for the neck.
Slowly does it but really happy with the results so far.
Last edited by a_novice; 16-01-2019 at 12:02 PM.
Don't do proprietary logos, it will mean your build is ineligible for GOTM, it may also result in any photos of your headstock being pulled as it is potentially Copyright Infringement.Originally Posted by a_novice
You can design a simple logo in Inkscape or Adobe and then get that printed for you by a service, or buy some inkjet or laser jet waterslide decal paper and print it off at home to apply to the guitar.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Yeah just realised so edited my post. Was looking at the paper to print my own design and hoping the acrylic clear SCA spray doesn’t eat it. Will be hard to design something as simple and cool as the Ibanez tick.
It can be a bit of a challenge.
If you are going to use Inkjet waterslides, you should be okay with an acrylic, but you need to spray a couple of coats over the decal before you soak it, else it will dissolve or bleed in the water. You should have no similar issues with the laser though.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Cool thanks for that. I saw a video that did the same thing with some coats prior to soaking. Already started on a design :-) do you put the decal on before the first clear coat or inbetween the process?
Last edited by a_novice; 16-01-2019 at 05:03 PM.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote