Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) Yeah, I didnt build this body but im finishing it. I just ordered all gold hardware today, heres a few pics. This is my first guitar ive really done major stuff to... and yeah the dye is inconsistent in some spots... so go easy lol http://www.geocities.com/ledzendrix1128/Blue.jpg http://www.geocities.com/ledzendrix1128/Qu...leTop_Rough.jpg Everything was done with stew mac color tone dye with a rag. The second picture is with the sanding sealer.... (spray cans from stew mac) Ive been doing coats of nitro, about 3 a day with 4 hrs of seperation... BTW... does anyone know how to tell when your done clear coating? Edited September 14, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Yeah, I didnt build this body but im finishing it. I just ordered all gold hardware today, heres a few pics. This is my first guitar ive really done major stuff to... and yeah the dye is inconsistent in some spots... so go easy lol http://www.geocities.com/ledzendrix1128/Blue.jpg http://www.geocities.com/ledzendrix1128/Nitro_1.jpg http://www.geocities.com/ledzendrix1128/Qu...leTop_Rough.jpg Everything was done with stew mac color tone dye with a rag. The second picture is with the sanding sealer.... (spray cans from stew mac) Ive been doing coats of nitro, about 3 a day with 4 hrs of seperation... BTW... does anyone know how to tell when your done clear coating? ← Looks good for a first time dye job! A little unconsistent, but that's ok. "does anyone know how to tell when your done clear coating?" It doesnt matter. As long as you are happy with the gloss and you arent afraid to sand thru the coats then you should be fine. I think around 12 coats of clear for a beginner is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 (edited) i mean heck, ive done hmmm... 4 sanding sealer coats... and 8? coats of clear gloss.... i think its close... but ive only used 2 cans... everyone recomended i buy 4... i guess thats good though... another excuse to build a guitar Edited September 14, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 8 coats of clear? You still have 4 more to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 gotcha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 The cleanliness of the pockets sickens me. There's nothing like some blotchy nitro in your cavities to get your juices flowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 (edited) lol... sheesh.. im not that picky... yeah i got dye in there too... but i mean... theres gonna be a pickgaurd over it... haha who cares... you are refferring to my lack of taping off the cavities frustrating you... right tiesco? PS - you should see my brothers strat by epiphone... the wood is actually splinterred... and it looks like someone routed the cavities with their teeth... its terrible Edited September 14, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickguard Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 8 coats of clear? You still have 4 more to go. ← I got the idea that what's important here is that your final coat is nice n' thick--that way you won't buff through it when you're polishing (that's what happened to me). Otherwise, how many undercoats of finish you put on depends on how tough of a finish you want --if you want (like me) a guitar that gets a worn in look quickly, you don't need as much clear. If I'm wrong--someone please correct me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSo_Spencer Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 (edited) The cleanliness of the pockets sickens me. There's nothing like some blotchy nitro in your cavities to get your juices flowing. ← LOL you should see my brothers strat by epiphone... the wood is actually splinterred... and it looks like someone routed the cavities with their teeth... its terrible ← ^ LOL ^ i used to love epiphones until i did some work in a shop that sells only gibson + epiphone now i think of them as overpriced planks of veneer + wood anyways nice job with the dye - it has given me some confidence towards my project keep the pics coming Edited September 14, 2005 by ZoSo_Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I got the idea that what's important here is that your final coat is nice n' thick--that way you won't buff through it when you're polishing (that's what happened to me). Otherwise, how many undercoats of finish you put on depends on how tough of a finish you want --if you want (like me) a guitar that gets a worn in look quickly, you don't need as much clear. If I'm wrong--someone please correct me! ← No, your coats should all pretty much go on the same thickness. But you do need about 10-12 clear coats (assuming fairly average, thin-ish coats), and especially if you're not getting perfectly flat coats/are getting some orange peel, level sand (400 or 600 grit) every three coats or so, and right before the last coat goes on. Lacquer melts into itself; if you buff through, you're buffing through the entire set of clearcoats, not just the final one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 (edited) Got my hardware today. I test fitted it. The nitro still has about a week left to dry though. I put a small dent in it. Does anyone know how to fix these? can i get some nitro softener or soemthing? or will it come out in buffing... I say its small... but its small and kinda deep. Due to the fact this is my first finishing job im not expecting it to come out perfect. But whatever... anyway heres a pic... and heres my pickgaurd wiring http://www.geocities.com/ledzendrix1128/Saturday_Night.jpg I tested the wiring out with an old string by stretching it over the pickups... and it all works good. The pups that are in there now are cheap epiphone pickups off an LP standard. These will definately be replaced when i get the cash for them.... I would be committing a crime by leaving them in this guitar EDIT - Looking at this pic i realized how hard it is to see the quilt in the artificial light... the next pics i take will be in sunlight so hopefully youll get to see it. Oh yeah, the neck from warmoth is shipping out on tuesday supposedly. Thats gonna be Goncalo Alves with a Pau Ferro fret board, and abalone dot inlays. Hopefully this will be finished within the next few weeks... I have to get surgery on my knee this friday though... so i dont know what ill be able to do after that... Edited September 25, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightLamp Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 wasn't it blue before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted September 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 wasn't it blue before? ← yeah... the lighting really changed the look of it... and it hasnt been buffed yet.. so ill get some more pictures that look better within the next week or so, maybe after i buff and polish it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted December 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 finally buffed her up. Ill try to post a picture in a little better light thats less blurry sometime soon, but heres the final product. Her name is Valhalla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeiscosRock Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Looks pretty good to me, man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted December 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 (edited) Oh yeah, those pickups are going to be replaced with gold covered ones, those are stock epiphone pickups from an old guitar, so when i get the new pickups it should sound even nicer than it does now. This was a nice guitar to learn on though (finishing guitars). im starting a bass build from scratch in my woodshop class... ill be glueing up the 5 peice walnut/maple through-neck on monday. Edited December 3, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted December 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 (edited) double post Edited December 3, 2005 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammy Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Looks great It'd really benifit from an ebony board though - next project? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted December 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 next project is this... i KNOW for a fact im gonna do the maple/walnut neck laminate. 4 string, 34" scale, 24 fret, through-neck body. For body woods im thinkin im gonna use walnut with either a spalt maple top or a 5A quilt top. Fret board im thinkin either cocobolo, ebony, or ziricote. I have all of the neck laminates cut to the right thickness and planed... ready to be glued on monday. Hopefully i can use the stuff i learned from finishing this, the swirled LP, and another pearlescent body i did to make this look flawless. Im going for a high-gloss natural wood finish, in other words, no stains or tints, except for maybe an amber tint if i have a compressor when it comes time to finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughn Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 looks beautifull nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 (edited) I'm currently working with cocobolo as a fingerboard in my fretless project. It's one hell of a dense, oily wood but man, it looks beautiful when sanded with 1200 grit and oiled up. Here is a picture of it. Somewhat blurry, but I'm just trying to show the shine / reflection towards where the nut would be. This isn't even an exotic piece of cocobolo, I couldn't even imagine how beautiful that would look. Hmm, what happend to that middle pickup routing? Edited December 4, 2005 by Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted December 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I'm currently working with cocobolo as a fingerboard in my fretless project. It's one hell of a dense, oily wood but man, it looks beautiful when sanded with 1200 grit and oiled up. Here is a picture of it. Somewhat blurry, but I'm just trying to show the shine / reflection towards where the nut would be. This isn't even an exotic piece of cocobolo, I couldn't even imagine how beautiful that would look. Hmm, what happend to that middle pickup routing? ← its still there, i chose to get it as HSH style incase i ever wanted to switch to 3 single coils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.I. Ace Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 (edited) can you post a pic of the back of the body? p.s. did you use these for staining? if so how many bottles did you use? did you also use the stain on the back of the guitar? Edited December 6, 2005 by G.I. Ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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