Ledzendrix1128 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 (edited) Some of you might remember this guitar. http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...nt=DSCF0451.jpg Its a warmoth chambered stratocaster copy I did maybe a year ago? Well, I recently purchased a spray gun set to use with my compressor, and the rattlecan finish just wasn't holding up. I used stew-mac rattlecan nitrocellulose to finish it originally, and it didnt hold up at all. It was most likely the way I sprayed the finish, but it was extremely easy to scratch and the finish was chipping off in spots. So I sanded it all off back down to bare wood. The method I used for re-staining the top is as follows: 1) sand off the thin crappy finish I put on originally 2) The back is mahogany, grainfiller was still intact, so I decided not to do it again. 3) taped off the entire quilt maple top 4) sprayed about 4 thick coats of nitro on the back and sides. 5) removed tape 6) wiped black colortone wood dye on the quilt maple 7) SANDBACK 8) wiped blue dye on 9) SANDBACK This is where I made a descision that I think turned out nice, I was going to wipe on another coat of blue dye, however, with the maple exposed (and un-dyed) at the high spots, it gave it a nice denim kind of color. I also only sanded the top of the guitar, didnt do anything with the edges, this gave a fairly uniform black line of dye around the edge that I suppose would be another way to do a faux-binding. 10) clear coat the top and back. which brings me to where I am now... http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...nt=DSCF0976.jpg http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...nt=DSCF0980.jpg http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...nt=DSCF0979.jpg http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...nt=DSCF0983.jpg http://s68.photobucket.com/albums/i10/ledz...nt=DSCF0984.jpg Edited July 2, 2007 by Ledzendrix1128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 i like the blue but am really not sure about the black 'faux binding' around the edge. I think it makes the guitar look cheap - almost what i would expect to see on a cheap guitar with a veneer top - as if the black had been used to hide the veneer. If you are doing the denim look thing its worth getting the edges to match and then sanding the corners slightly more than the rest (tends to happen as you sand anyway) . . . it gives a nice worn denim look This is a bit darker but shows what i mean: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 The blue top is poppin' out, very nice grain n' stain. I think this will work best with a plain pickguard, is that the way you are going to go? I think a pearl or patterned pickguard would clash. What colour/type of hardware are you planing? And not a biggy, I am just curious, why is the paint stick screwed into the midline of the neck pocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ledzendrix1128 Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Its got all gold hardware with a black pickguard. The paint stick is just the easiest way for me to do it I guess, just two small wood screws that dont go all the way through the neck pocket, everything is assembled now so i'll try to get some pictures up tomorow sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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