Gav's STA-1

[gavinturner]

Thanks rob . Still plenty of time for me to stuff this one up. Black burst to go then acrylic clear. In general strats aren't exactly my thing either, but this one is coming along nicely. Will be interesting to see how it looks at the end of it all!

cheers,
Gav.

[Rob L]

Black burst!!!! Dude you've got this. Can't wait to see this thing when it's done!!!
I think even more now that he white pearloid with be oh so sweet with blue/black burst. YEA!!!!

[gavinturner]

Well, an interesting day. I attempted my black burst with less than optimum results. It was interesting - the ash seemed to get to a stage where it had as much colour as it was going to take, and any more application of black dye wouldn't take like i needed it to. Anyway, looks like my rubbed-burst method needs some re-thinking - at least for ash.

The upshot was that the blue colour darkened a little with all my ministrations, and while I got some black(ish) colour on the end grain, the distinct black burst I was aiming for is still lacking. Overall I'm still happy with the look, so on went the first coats of acrylic lacquer. Here's how it looks after 3 coats (1 days spraying).



This is in direct sunlight. Indoors the body looks much darker. The photo is a little deceiving to tell you the truth. In reality the colour isn't nearly as vibrant. The grain is still highlighted nicely however, and I can't wait to see how the pladtics set the whole thing off.

cheers,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

love the colour Gav, that will look sweet after more clear coats. Nice one bro !

[bargeloobs]

Well, an interesting day. I attempted my black burst with less than optimum results. It was interesting - the ash seemed to get to a stage where it had as much colour as it was going to take, and any more application of black dye wouldn't take like i needed it to. Anyway, looks like my rubbed-burst method needs some re-thinking - at least for ash.

The upshot was that the blue colour darkened a little with all my ministrations, and while I got some black(ish) colour on the end grain, the distinct black burst I was aiming for is still lacking. Overall I'm still happy with the look, so on went the first coats of acrylic lacquer. Here's how it looks after 3 coats (1 days spraying).



This is in direct sunlight. Indoors the body looks much darker. The photo is a little deceiving to tell you the truth. In reality the colour isn't nearly as vibrant. The grain is still highlighted nicely however, and I can't wait to see how the pladtics set the whole thing off.

cheers,
Gav.

I'd call that a happy accident Gav, too bad the burst didn't work out but that darker finish looks wicked. Get those shiny bits on there it's gonna look unreal mate.

[gavinturner]

@Wokks, @Bargey - thanks guys. We'll see how she looks with some more coats!

cheers,
Gav.

[stan]

looks like it actually woked out pretty well Gav. Will be interesting to see it full gloss. The blue looks great though

[gavinturner]

Thanks @Stan . I will be interested to see how it turns out - even looks ok with the white pickguard at the moment, so who knows!

cheers,
Gav.

[stan]

yeah perhaps that deeper blue will lend itself to further options for hardware colours

[andrewdosborne]

Gav, this is coming along nicely and that blue with ash grain is just out of this world!

Interesting with the black burst. From my colortone experiments the wood does seems to saturate with dye around 3-4 coats so maybe the trick word be to hit the border initially with black, do the blue middle bit then vigorously blend the two whilst still wet (whole process 3-4 times)?