Stans LP build

[wokkaboy]

only if you built kit guitars when you were learning Stan, would have been easy.
So do you do everything left handed Stan ?

[bargeloobs]

There's light at the end of the tunnel now man, headstock's looking unreal. Itching to see all the shiny bits put on there.

[stan]

thanks mate, me too, got to let the paint cure first - arrgghh, takes so long

[stan]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from wokkaboy on July 11, 2014, 14:43
only if you built kit guitars when you were learning Stan, would have been easy.
So do you do everything left handed Stan ?

Yes mate I do - very Sinister

[west0288]

Pro level spray job on this baby, Stan. Love it.

Logo is killer too mate. Very keen for end product. Should be a very sweet (read: 'very sinister') axe.

[stan]

Time to update!

After several mishaps with trying to apply satin clear in cold weather (and I am suspicious of the quality of the paint...), resulting in crazing, cracking and general surface crappiness, I decided to cave in and go gloss.

The crap clear was also penetrating into the black beneath - my theory goes like this (I'm sure guru Jarrod can set me straight if I am wrong): Essentially the thinners in the top coats allow penetration into the coats beneath - so when the top coats craze or crack, it seems to affect the colour beneath as well, hence essentially a redo every time I tried to do clear.

No such issues with the gloss:



Note highly povtech, but effective handling method: Stick to the top suspending axe body, stick poking out allows handling and positioning.

True colour looks more like this:



Head stock and neck:





Now waiting for it to cure before I set the neck, or clamps will indent the paint and I get to start again...

[pablopepper]

I'm sure this will come out great with a gloss finish. That green is just so nice.

[stan]

Thanks Craig, I've come around to it. I wanted satin for something different, but I like glossy, so I am still happy

[pablopepper]

It seems I was lucky with my satin finish. Came out perfect on the first try even though I was stupidly using mismatched paints. I will probably pay for it in the future when it all decides to let go and peels off.

[ponch]

Man I like the gloss. Makes the top look miles deep. That colour is great though, nice work.