Resurrecting the green beast

[iceadj]

Pt. 3

A few hours later the headstock is dry so I grabbed my scalpel and went to town on the tuning peg holes & truss rod hole. So in poor light, it looks like this (it'll lighten up when the epoxy is on).

So now I have questions:

How do you rate airbrush guns?

and,

Headstock decals.... please tell me the ways, oh wise ones, because I don't have a clue right now.

[stan]

looks amazing!

dont know if waterslide decals will work, but I suppose there would be no issues if the headstock is smooth and flat. Finding a colour that stands out might be a challenge - if white is the go, they are difficult to do, so you may need to source them overseas via ebay etc...

Vinyl cut logos might work well, they are what I use and member Andyport (Andy) makes them at a reasonable cost. Easy to get white as well. They are a little more raised, so you will either need more clear, or not worry. I dont worry.

[iceadj]

Thank you! ^.^

I think either silver, or white. The finish over the top will be a bit thicker and really glossy so if it's underneath it shouldn't show for a decal...?

Has anyone tried a stencil or hand painting?

[Nickosaurus]

I'd LOVE to try this with a Paisley design. Really cool idea.

Stencils will have to be made well to work properly.

Hand painting is fine if you're adept but I find a lot of them look quite amateur if not done well.

[iceadj]

Thank you

I though I should make good and show the next part.

The body has been considerably harder to finish than the headstock.

Exactly the same process, but it was a two person job to hand more popsicle sticks over. There was A LOT of glue.

We've ordered an airbrush, so next weekend will be airbrushing the outside gently to hide the fabric edges. It'll be 'sunburst', i.e. maybe about 2-3cm from dark to light.



Nickosaurus, have you seen the Fender paisleys? If you decide to do a paisley, check out the womens section of the op shops for the fabric, satin or polyester satin (no stretch or super thick material). It's also easier to make sure it doesn't have an embossed pattern on it. It makes the finishing a pain. We've done a test on something I'll show off when the guitar's all done!

[jarrod]

This is very interesting concept, IM keen to see the final product.

[gavinturner]

Looking great! Very interested in this technique, and the more detail you can share the happier I will be ! Could you show some close ups of the edges around the top of the headstock? I'm guessing they will finish up nicely with the epoxy and the black edge burst? Awesome work so far!

Cheers,
Gav.

[AJ]

this is going to turn out a real treat by looks so far

[Nickosaurus]

Could you explain the epoxy thing? How does it work?

[wokkaboy]

what a cool idea Sophie, its the first axe I've seen with fabric coverings.Should be a cool axe when its finished