Callums LP-1 Build

[AJ]

Should come up nice there

[Brendan]

Must be very exciting!

[Gavin1393]

Hey Pest, heard there was a flood of money on you finishing the guitar from 500-1, to 499-1!

[dingobass]

At last, some colour appeareth on the Axe! will be following progress with interest.

[keloooe]

Alright, so I went into the garage this morning and I saw that the cap is showing up a bit through the Dark Onyx !!!

But there are a few areas where it needs some touching up i.e. I might have been a bit too hard in some places, but I can see the blue tint coming up now, which I actually like!

I did the burst by using a bit of residual Dark Onyx in the lid after I gave it a little clean with the turps, and poured in the Goldenrod, which looks better than before!!!


I will start working on the sides today, then the back tomorrow!!!

EDIT: The DO looks like it should now, it's now blue-black, it looked like BMW last night!!!

[keloooe]

Quote from Brendan on May 14, 2013, 18:23
Must be very exciting!

Yep!!! Very exciting even though there is a fair amount of light and dark patches, i will go back to the top after the sides and back are finished!

Quote from Gavin1393 on May 14, 2013, 19:04
Hey Pest, heard there was a flood of money on you finishing the guitar from 500-1, to 499-1!

Yeah, I know!!! The odds will get better in my favor as i apply more Wudtone!

Quote from dingobass on May 14, 2013, 19:19
At last, some colour appeareth on the Axe! will be following progress with interest.

IT BREATHES LIFE INTO THE WAX AND OIL BASED GUITAR FINISH!!!!

[keloooe]

Got a coat done on the back and sides last night, I did the Dark Onyx first, so when I cleaned it with the turps, there was a bit left, and that made the Goldenrod look rich in gold, which to me looked so much better than the GR itself!!! I accidentally forgot to steel wool the coat on the top to make the GR darker, so it now looks like I spilled something on it, I will probably fix it up today, pics up this arvo!!!

[keloooe]

Here's some pics after I let the first coat cure for 2-3 days!!!!

Here's the back, the patches look worse than they really are, they look like a faded finish in the flesh, faded/vintage/aged is now what I'm going for!!!


Glue spot??? What glue spot????


There's a bit of discolouration on the top, I'll do some touching up soon...

[keloooe]

More pics, YAY!!!

Here's the headstock with the template


Look at that burst!!!!

[adam]

Callum, I do like that you've gone for the colours of the West Coast Eagles, makes your guitar a winner before it's even finished. I also love that you've gone for something really different, individual and personal. I have to say it does look a bit messy, but I'm sure you can clean it up as you apply (and sand back) more coats.