LP-1 in vintage white

[SIMpleONe89]

Thanks for the advice! I'll check out that tape!

And yes I used a posca paint marker to write those words. I didn't want to order a huge amount of decal paper just for one job.

[57strummers]

What are the colour details you are using mate, vintage white is what I am looking at for my TL-1 kit

[SIMpleONe89]

Hey man I went to Bunnings and found their Whiteknight TouchUp paint "classic cream". It wasn't my first choice but I had no choice because I tried some techniques but couldn't get the colour I wanted with just a white base coat. A spray gun would be much easier as you can mix colours and stuff.

[SIMpleONe89]

Some updates! This build has been more frustrating and tedious so far. The 3M painter's tape I used had left behind residues and marks, and when I did a respray, some paint fell onto the headstock. So I stripped the headstock and resprayed, and to my horror some paint leaked back onto the white! It was so frustrating because the tape I used was bad, so please I don't recommend 3M painter's tape!

I also scraped the binding, and things couldn't get much worse. The paint was so thick that just finding the depth of the binding was difficult. And I could see some of the primer layer after scraping off the paint. In other words, I couldn't get a perfectly rounded binding. But screw it, I'm not gonna respray!

[SIMpleONe89]

Here's a pic before I masked the fretboard and sprayed the clear coat.

[wokkaboy]

looks great Simpleone, what a hassle you have had with the painters tape, love your dedication spraying the axe on a unit balcony, this axe should come up a treat when it's finished

[SIMpleONe89]

Yes unfortunately I don't have a proper workspace. I live in an apartment with no garage. Argh! The winds can be crazy at times so it's definitely a challenge!

[Tim]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from SIMpleONe89 on September 16, 2013, 17:49
Thanks for the advice! I'll check out that tape!

And yes I used a posca paint marker to write those words. I didn't want to order a huge amount of decal paper just for one job.

ONE job.. lol
This will be the first of many axes

[SIMpleONe89]

LOL...one job...maybe not. I'm already looking at a second build yikes!

[gavinturner]

I haven't had a build yet that hasn't involved a re-spray (or 2 - yikes!) it happens unfortunately. That said, the paint job is looking awesome. You managed to find the binding as far as I can see and the contrast between binding and paint shade looks great. I want to see that clear coat!

cheers,
Gavin.