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Post by shiggityshwa on Oct 5, 2006 16:13:35 GMT -5
copied from my post on JS... Here's my finished strat project. Before, just a normal black Squier Strat. After:   The paint job is kinda sketchy and the pictures suck, but I still think it's pretty good. I haven't put strings on it so I don't know if I got all the electronics working, but I'll find out sometime this week. |
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Post by yjmalmsteem on Oct 5, 2006 20:23:31 GMT -5
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Post by shiggityshwa on Oct 5, 2006 20:55:29 GMT -5
Not now. I'm actually considering scalloping it once I get another strat.
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sexymonkey
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Post by sexymonkey on Oct 6, 2006 13:51:01 GMT -5
The 70's headstock is a put-off.
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Post by emixolydian on Oct 8, 2006 14:03:15 GMT -5
How'd you paint it?
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Post by shiggityshwa on Oct 9, 2006 20:59:10 GMT -5
I sanded it down, starting with 100 and ending with 220. I pulled a ladder out and hung the guitar from it using a wire coat hanger. Using just regular Matte white spray paint I sprayed it while it was hanging. 24 hours after each coat I would sand it with 220. After paint was on well (you want just enough that it's covered well, which I found out after I finished) I put on 3 coats of clear gloss lacquer, sanding with 300 24 hours after each coat and wiping down with a paper towel between sanding. Don't sand after the last coat of lacquer though. |
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Post by emixolydian on Oct 9, 2006 22:54:29 GMT -5
Maybe the matte spraypaint is why it didn't turn out so hot.
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Post by shiggityshwa on Oct 10, 2006 14:01:24 GMT -5
Maybe the matte spraypaint is why it didn't turn out so hot. ? I used matte so it wouldn't be as slippery when I put the lacquer on. The lacquer is what makes it shiny. It wouldn't have looked much different if I used gloss spray paint. It doesn't look as nice as it should because I messed up spray painting at some places and it dripped, or if I sanded too early. |
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Post by valvetronix on Oct 10, 2006 15:58:51 GMT -5
The only real way to get a GOOD solid color pigment on a guitar is to use a liguid pigment, added to the lacquer, and sprayed on.
When spraying you use very thin coats, always sanding, wetting, and sanding and wiping down with a tac cloth after every layer untill the finnal layer.
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Post by corso on Oct 10, 2006 18:16:12 GMT -5
What are those little graphics on the guard? Can't make em out.
My favourite kind of white finish is the blonding technique Fender used on the Mary Kaye Strat. Just a translucent white stain with a nitro clear coat - looks stunning with gold hardware!
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Post by shiggityshwa on Oct 10, 2006 20:15:01 GMT -5
What are those little graphics on the guard? Can't make em out. My favourite kind of white finish is the blonding technique Fender used on the Mary Kaye Strat. Just a translucent white stain with a nitro clear coat - looks stunning with gold hardware! I think those are just reflections. It's a plain black pickguard. My favorite all time strat finish is a Tobacco burst with a black pickguard and white knobs/pickup covers, with gold hardware and a rosewood fretboard. a la SRV I just checked out that Mary Kaye strat and it's beautiful! |
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Post by corso on Oct 10, 2006 21:23:51 GMT -5
I just checked out that Mary Kaye strat and it's beautiful! Too bad the gold finish wears off... if you stare at it too hard. |
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Post by shiggityshwa on Oct 11, 2006 19:11:22 GMT -5
I just checked out that Mary Kaye strat and it's beautiful! Too bad the gold finish wears off... if you stare at it too hard. IMO it gives it some character. But then again the Mary Kaye strat is so elegant looking you wouldn't want an "aged beater", you would want to keep the king-like appearance that comes stock |
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