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  1. I just wanted to mention that this guitar has been an experience. I was almost happy when I saw that my test mahogany was of a much higher quality... it's the real thing- so it was more difficult to work with as a test being that it was so red and much tighter grain. But ever since I saw the way the "GuitarFrenzy" (gotta go thru that site more thoroughly!) guys put together the blue Strat, I wanted to finish as similarly to that style as possible. I applied the black epoxy and it looks pretty cool. Little lines everywhere. It worked very nicely but with very slow strokes under the magnifier the entire time. So anyway, I'm at the point where it's sealing time. I have some questions on the black paint for the sunburst. Standard black is a start but I wonder if I should use another product rather than a lacquer based paint as it can be easy to mess up. I was going to do it that way but now am open to suggestions of what type of black to use and whether glossy, satin or flat play a part at al regarding adhesion. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks a lot all, I appreciate the wisdom and ideas I see here. Best regards, Chris Martin
  2. Sorry about that if you saw it=dummy. Hey, I was looking at that painting article you wrote... did ya' get everything ? Yikes, that was a huge iformation/comparison for sure! Thank you, I'll be printing that! I know what you mean too about using an air brush but only on a repair and even that is a mistake. I have a production gun but a touch up as well. This is the correct tool. Save ya a lot of hours. I have a question for one who knows all about brushing. I went tp re[ly to another post and think I did the same dopiness there. I hit the wrong button without realizing. Anyway, I am in the middle of using a black epoxy as filler as someone here had just mentioned. I just did inside the cutouts and a little edge - one side and corners. The trick comes in here..I'm using it on mahogany which I bleached so far and stained with purple trans. Hit it with a light coat of lacquer to cover the color because the black cannot be added first as it would take off the bleach when you went to sand it down. So now, after letting the "seal" dry a day I've touched the top with 800 paper just to take off the overspray effect. I made a bunch of different applicators for this as I didn't want to sand much for obvious reasons. So, here we go - I hope it works XX I won't know till I actually sand it. Now, IF it works, I need to paint a sunburst people- I want it to be black, but what color black? I called a paint dealer for car paint. They told me that I'd have to look at a few chips and then, when I decide that the paint would cost about 48.00 a quart. It's worth buying the quart, I think only because the difference in price is remote @ 40.00 Pt. Anyway I wonder if buying paint from someone like this is a good idea. I never spent that much on paint before and wonder if I'll "see it", you know? Is it worth it is the question. So, NOW I'll need to know how one of you might practice and on what, doing a sunburst in black, with what type of nozzle in an air brush. OR have any of you been daring enough to do such a thing with a touch-up gun? It's just nice to know before you attempt beginning something like this lokking into it and a little practice can't hurt. Wow, all this in mind not even knowing if my sanding the epoxy works yet. It's a thin line to stain, you know? Any ideas, hit me with them, eh? Thanx- Chris
  3. Sorry - I replied to the post I made on "bleaching mahogany" Don't know how I managed that... No wonder it looks confusing-
  4. Yes - of what though... the bleachvariations uwsing household (not recommended) which is uneven and not very strong for such an application I.M.O. the four bleachings on top of each other the purple stain on these different bleachings or the Alder body I did purple? I now am going to do the other side of this board (already bleached) and try the epoxy putty to see what happens to the grain, seal it up, sand it down and stain it. I'm not sure how it would look mixing the purple with the lacquer to shoot though... anyway, I wanted to post but didn't know how. The url part is what I didn't understand. How to enter a url? Chris
  5. I see by your name that you've been at this a while.. I was really wanting to stain this thing as mahog is one of my faforite woods anyway. What is it that would make you use painjt (I think you mean paint) rather than stain? Or do you mean add the stain ( a waterbase) to the lacquer? I just got done working a strip about 4' long with the stain at 4 progressive bleaches and staining these with three types of application for the variations. I thought it looked good applied to the alder and would send an image but don't know how yet with the above image button at a url. Could you tell me what might happen or show me an example of why not to use stain and explain further about what you might apply instead? I was just getting ready to bleach a larger area to then try using the black stain filler for the grain but think that with mahogany it would turn mostly black. I've seen interesting results with other woods but not with mahog. Thanks for the time and advice Maiden! Best regards, Chris
  6. Klean-Strip WB-19 is what I just used on my test Mahog. I did (4) applications over each other progressivly and partially marking the test in small areas to confirm which was which. For me the third bleaching was the answer. The fourth was completely (I think) white then. Leaving it alone for a couple hours in a warm dry area was the timing on staining. I hit it with a few lacquers for a reference of what the final color might look like but wonder what others have done in similar situations. Later, Chris
  7. Doesn't StewMac have pre-wired, self adhesive foils already grounded back to the bridge via hole but also shielding the entire cavity by having a surface around the entire opening.
  8. Hi... First post - I was wondering if anyone could advise on filler and tips on bleaching mahogany, then staining it trans. purple. I've got a test board with twelve different ways of bleaching and staining combinations. I'm not sure as to what kind of filler to use. The Re-Ranch seems to have the best explanations and items needed to do 90% of the job. I think I'd use a maroon colored filler (guessing) as I've not done this before. It's for my daughter. I like all the Gibson reds. but especially the wine color on SGs. Any advice on the entire procedure, or experiences on same would be appreciated. Thanx, Chris
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