Prostheta Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I think I just vomited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I think I just vomited. I think I'm about to do the same thing. Might be breakfast bothering me though. Anyway.. You should go get your guitar and strip the paint off it then redo it clear. I don't know why you would want to paint such a pretty guitar anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I think I just vomited. I think I'm about to do the same thing. Might be breakfast bothering me though. Anyway.. You should go get your guitar and strip the paint off it then redo it clear. I don't know why you would want to paint such a pretty guitar anyway. not gonna happen because of the binding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 You can strip it without damaging the binding, it just takes a lot more work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 (edited) You can strip it without damaging the binding, it just takes a lot more work. how much work we talking here? considering its just the back and not the top that would need to be stripped Edited October 15, 2007 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Uh, a small amount of sanding? If it's just paint it shouldn't be much of an issue at all. Now if you're trying to sand down a coat of nitro, paint, and a sealer coat, that would take hours. You don't want to use chemicals as they might melt the binding or cause them to separate, stick with a sanding block and some 100-120 grit sandpaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Really? Well in that case I'm going to tell them to sand it. I asked initially and they said it was too late to go back to natural....(lazy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Uh, a small amount of sanding? If it's just paint it shouldn't be much of an issue at all. Now if you're trying to sand down a coat of nitro, paint, and a sealer coat, that would take hours. You don't want to use chemicals as they might melt the binding or cause them to separate, stick with a sanding block and some 100-120 grit sandpaper. Exactly what i meant, I've had to do this numerous times when finishes got messed up or i needed to get paint off and protect the binding. As long as they are careful, there will be no harm to the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Good luck, but the effort will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 yeah, looks like we can do the trans on the black since it's going to be stripped.....someone didn't get the memo but apparently it was done in SILVERBURST on the weekend *pukes* oh god... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 yeah, looks like we can do the trans on the black since it's going to be stripped.....someone didn't get the memo but apparently it was done in SILVERBURST on the weekend *pukes* oh god... How could they screw that up so badly?! Ugh. Well hopefully it gets corrected and the finish does the guitar justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygde Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Sorry to hear that! Should be a killer axe with the paint fixed (it looked killer without paint!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 yeah, looks like we can do the trans on the black since it's going to be stripped.....someone didn't get the memo but apparently it was done in SILVERBURST on the weekend *pukes* oh god... How could they screw that up so badly?! Ugh. Well hopefully it gets corrected and the finish does the guitar justice. well what happened was we never went over the paint in specifics outside of "we'll talk about it later" and the CGI rendering I showed them they saw it and thought it was silverburst; not in the sense of duct-tape colored silverburst now, but classic gibson silverburst (white/cream to silver then black) the back though....my fault, i never went over that with them (assumed we were gonna go over paint when the time came, didnt think they would just straight to it) only stepping stone now is price they want to do the strip and re-finish.....ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIRS Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 yeah, looks like we can do the trans on the black since it's going to be stripped.....someone didn't get the memo but apparently it was done in SILVERBURST on the weekend *pukes* oh god... How could they screw that up so badly?! Ugh. Well hopefully it gets corrected and the finish does the guitar justice. well what happened was we never went over the paint in specifics outside of "we'll talk about it later" and the CGI rendering I showed them they saw it and thought it was silverburst; not in the sense of duct-tape colored silverburst now, but classic gibson silverburst (white/cream to silver then black) the back though....my fault, i never went over that with them (assumed we were gonna go over paint when the time came, didnt think they would just straight to it) only stepping stone now is price they want to do the strip and re-finish.....ugh You should not have to pay for their screw up. If you didn't ask them to do that, then they should, out of professional courtesy properly strip and refinish it for you with out charging you more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 they are going to fix the paintjob, it's that i want trans-black back and never specified it originally (my fault).....so they now claim they have to strip the entire guitar and sealer to do it....yadda yadda yadda $200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Sounds to me like they screwed up and are trying to find excuses as to why they shouldn't pay and make amends to do it right, trans black back whatever - they still shot the wrong colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I dont think its all their fault if he didnt specify exactly what he wanted!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Leave it as a silverburst. That'd look a whole lot cooler than a "dirty" white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 (edited) I think I just vomited. Update: Painting coming along! The nice grain on the mahogany is now a distant memory... http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Mat_/CS-1986_7367.jpg Edited October 27, 2007 by mailman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted October 27, 2007 Report Share Posted October 27, 2007 (edited) I didn't realise you got very many Russian newspapers in Canidada.... Here's to hoping the paintshop make good what they screwed up! Edited October 27, 2007 by Prostheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrummerDude Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Great guitar. Very Dimebag-ish. I went through lots and lots of pages on this thread and couldn't find a post describing the woods used. Maple neck with Mahogany wings? Oh yeah, and I read some news on those Russian newspapers. Cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Maple neck with Mahogany wings? yes sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j. pierce Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Are you doing pickups cavities after paint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Are you doing pickups cavities after paint? That's what he's doing, yes. Why? I have no idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/Mat_/CS-1986_7452.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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