Dales SG

[daleweise]

This is my first build. Using water based ink from a direct to Garment printer, I start with black, then cyan, then more cyan.

[Gavin1393]

Good looking progress. Looking forward to seeing more.

[gavinturner]

Looking fantastic Dale! How deep are you going to go with the colour? I'm really digging the finishes people are achieving with inks. I'm going to have to give some a try!

cheers,
Gav.

[x.yamaha]

Dale. Looks like you might have a glue spot on the top. It is taking some stain but not as much as rest of top. It looks bit like a cloud and is in bottom right corner of guitar in last photo.

[daleweise]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from gavinturner on September 12, 2014, 21:47
Looking fantastic Dale! How deep are you going to go with the colour? I'm really digging the finishes people are achieving with inks. I'm going to have to give some a try!

cheers,
Gav.

Thanks Gav, it was a bit of a guessing thing, I just add the ink to some water, then wipe it on, then added more ink to make it bluer, I did about 5 coats. The guitar is actually nearly finished, I am just a bit slack in putting up pics!

[daleweise]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from x.yamaha on September 13, 2014, 06:10
Dale. Looks like you might have a glue spot on the top. It is taking some stain but not as much as rest of top. It looks bit like a cloud and is in bottom right corner of guitar in last photo.

I'm not sure what that blob was, but after some more sanding and staining it went away.
I used decking oil to give it a satin finish.
Then glued the neck, that was a bit fiddly, I got my brother to help there.

[WeirdBits]

Great colour on the body. Is that bottle of Aquadhere in the last image what you used to glue in the neck? If so, it may not be strong enough, particularly with an SG. Titebond is usually the preferred choice.

If you did use aquadhere you may want to keep an eye on the neck join when you start to add string tension, just in case.

[Gavin1393]

Hi Dale,

I had a look at the cloud formation 'glue spot'. It's not a glue spot but a 'spot' where the wood was over polished (sanded) and hence would not take in as much stain. By resanding it you probably opened up the pores to absorb more paint!

I am with Scott on the Aquadhere. If you have a steam iron at home and a nice wet cloth I'd be steaming that neck off , removing the Aquadhere and regluing with Titebond. The Aquadhere IS going to let go at some point in the very near future, an no-one likes getting smacked in the face by a flying headstock during the middle of a solo!

[Tim]

Awesome colour . And as everyone else has said TITEBOND is the way to go..

[maxaxe]

SG's rock and this one will be no exception. The deep blue looks very cool.