hyunsu Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 really amazing work.. first project .. OTL All working is amazing .. professional work.. good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8 Posted March 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Thanks Hyunsu, I'm a great admirer of your work - it's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Ok, i see now it is a TOM, but what i meant was a TOM-stopbar setup, it looks cool as it is but i REALY like blue quilt anything to have a TOM as you see more of that lovely grain. I still have to buy a blue guitar tho... And ive bought red stain for my project, ach the next one will be blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassisgreat Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Wow, they're both really cool! The blue one is drool-worthy! heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CudBucket Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 xlr8, your guitars are inspiring. I wanna go home early today and do more work on mine. What dyes did you use? I'm particularly interested in the name of the dye and color you used for the blue. Thanks. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8 Posted March 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 xlr8, your guitars are inspiring. I wanna go home early today and do more work on mine. What dyes did you use? I'm particularly interested in the name of the dye and color you used for the blue. Thanks. Dave ← Hi dave, Thanks for the comments. The dyes are powdered alcohol soluble made by Transfast, turquoise blue and black. I picked them up at Rockler for around $13 each and mixed them at double strength in lacquer thinners. they are also available as water soluble if you prefer. Initially I double stained with the black and after sanding applied the blue with a rag. I then shot a few coats of clear to seal it followed by a light flatting. Next I shot some blue toners coats by adding my lacquer thinner/dye mix in with some clear follwed by a couple more clear coats. After more light flatting I shot the burst using the black followed by several more clear coats before final polishing. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco-Brazil Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 (edited) WoW! bealtiful guitars! I liket both but the orange one, is taking my breath away! hehe someone that live in Brasil, know how this thing, that he used to color the flamed maple, is named here??????? I think that here is named ANILINA???? aniline in english. what do you think? Edited March 24, 2005 by Marco-Brazil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Xlr8, I have been practicing building necks for a couple of weeks and I was wondering, how did you blend the peghead face into the fretboard? I am talking about the curved area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8 Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Xlr8, I have been practicing building necks for a couple of weeks and I was wondering, how did you blend the peghead face into the fretboard? I am talking about the curved area. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Amazing, cheers man!!! But what is a toner coat? And TOM bridge? Are you speaking about Anderson harware or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 TOM stands for Tune-O-Matic, which is the kind of bridge you'll find on the Gibson Les Paul, though of course the LP isn't the only guitar featuring a TOM bridge. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 (edited) Ah ok now clear I know the tune o matic but i didn't knew about TOM abbreviation. And toner coat what it is? EDIT: What kind of sealer and finish do you use on your guitars? i was just looking at the LP project, great guitar. I can't find the section on Mika's site where he speaks about jigs. Link? Edited June 25, 2005 by gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8 Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Ah ok now clear I know the tune o matic but i didn't knew about TOM abbreviation. And toner coat what it is? EDIT: What kind of sealer and finish do you use on your guitars? i was just looking at the LP project, great guitar. I can't find the section on Mika's site where he speaks about jigs. Link? ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gun Posted June 26, 2005 Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 (edited) Ok thanks, it looks so glassy. I like it. How many coats did you spray on? EDIT: Did you use a water base sanding sealer like the one StewMac sells? I think dyes for sunbursting are water soluble. They work without problem under poly, right? Edited June 27, 2005 by gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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