guitarmagedon Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I was wondering if it would be ok if i painted the back of my project guitar neck. my agile les paul has the back painted but i was also wondering if there is anything i should do while doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5111987 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I was wondering if it would be ok if i painted the back of my project guitar neck. my agile les paul has the back painted but i was also wondering if there is anything i should do while doing this. ← first thing to do is mask off the fretboared then go get urself a can of primer spray it allover the back of the neck in the appropriate way and wait for it to dry then sand down any bumps next spray on your coulor in thye appropriate way and wait for i to dry and then start to lacquer it up, this take ages to dry though so be prepared to wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deja Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Dude do not put too much in the connecting joint, depending on whether you have a bolt on or not, if you do the preferable amount is none so try and mask off just the invisible bit, the part you cant see when its in the socket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrk- Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Also make sure you have a super dust free room, else your gunna get hairs and crap stuck in the neck finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquinius Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 also i probably would go easy on the finish/lacquer, as you know could probably ruin how fast the neck is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Dude do not put too much in the connecting joint, depending on whether you have a bolt on or not, if you do the preferable amount is none so try and mask off just the invisible bit, the part you cant see when its in the socket. ← That depends. When I bought a neck pocket template from StewMac, it was intentionally sized a bit larger to accommodate a heavy layer of paint in that area, and I had a real fun time trying to make it smaller to accommodate a tung oiled neck. Personally, I wouldn't worry about getting paint in that area. If it's a problem, it's sandpaper time. Your guitar, your choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarmagedon Posted July 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 is it ok just to leave the neck natural and don't have a finish on there? because i would think that would make it faster ut thats just i think, so its probably wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 The closest to "natural" you can get without actually asking mother nature to warp your neck for you would be an oil and wax finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerb Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Actually, some denser woods such as wenge can stand up to the elements fairly well. I don't plan on finishing mine once it's all glued in place. Though, it will have 2 carbon fiber rods and a truss rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarmagedon Posted August 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 would u guys have any suggestions on how i should paint my pickgaurd then beacuse i have a strat style pickgueard and i want the whole body painted. thatnks for all of the help so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 (edited) would u guys have any suggestions on how i should paint my pickgaurd then beacuse i have a strat style pickgueard and i want the whole body painted. thatnks for all of the help so far. ← Here's how I painted the pickgaurd on my EVH. First I disassmbled everything from it. I then sanded the whole thing with 400 grit sandpaper, and a hard block. I made sure everything was dead flat. At this point, you spray an "adhesion promoter". Follow the directions on the can. Then, spray your basecoat, color coat and clear it and buff The same techinques that apply to painting a body apply to this. www.reranch.com Edited August 9, 2005 by AlGeeEater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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