JEEtoP Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 (edited) After a couple of years with a lone Gibson Les Paul as my entire electric collection I started looking into another guitar. I forget how it happened but going from having the money for a Dan Armstrong, then a Dean Hardtail then like only £150 left and in my travels I had come across PG! Then I found one of the Saga PRS Style kits on ebay for £100 and thought why not. Bit of fun. Got it the other day, been working with the NitroMors and successfully stripped back to bare wood on the body got the maple grain going on... http://www.wesweatblood.co.uk/guitar2.jpg Had a bad spot where glue had been used to fill but oh well, its cheap. Found myself some blue wood dye and set about staining the top... http://www.wesweatblood.co.uk/guitar3.jpg Up to this point I wasn't expecting anything great as I have never done anything like this before, barely any woodwork at all. So I was pleasantly surprised with how it turned out. I light sanded the first coat to bring out the grain a bit more then re-dyed the top. Then went on to dye the rest of the body with 2 coats. Here is the body drying with the dye done. http://www.wesweatblood.co.uk/guitar4.jpg http://www.wesweatblood.co.uk/guitar5.jpg Im currently cutting the headstock and then will strip the neck and dye that too. I shall have some pictures tomorrow. I think the blue looks great and is very rich and vibrant, should scream at you when i get some lacquer on and buff my heart out! I know its not great but on the cheap I think its not half bad. Feedback would be great! Some of the projects I have seen on here are outstanding! Edited August 19, 2007 by Maiden69 One pic per post, forum rules! And welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 Did you use dye or stain? It looks like the blue blotted out the figuring and grain on the top a bit. Other than that, you've applied the color pretty evenly, so kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEEtoP Posted August 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 I used a dye, Liberon to be precise. Yeah it did a bit on the top, after 2 days with NitroMors and sandpaper I started to get p-off so didn't finish the top like I should of really, although to me it look almost like a worn almost denim kind of pattern, not bad enough to ruin it. Though i have touched it up with some more dye so the darker pattern is more uniform across the face with the lighter grain detail, looks slightly better. I also went over the rest of the body again, slowly to finish it with some care and I will get a picture in daylight to better represent the colour. Also I have a question about lacquer, my budget restrains me to spray and have read that automotive spray lacquer is suited for guitar finishing. I would use the Halfords brand. Any opinions on that? As far as I know it is cellulose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooglebug Posted August 19, 2007 Report Share Posted August 19, 2007 iv used halfords before in the old days - its acrylic, unless you have some special halfords near you! hehe. it works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEEtoP Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 lol thanks hooglebug! Shows how much I know about these things..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doeringer Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 I've said it a hundred times! I think a kit is a perfect start for someone interested in building. Low investment, gives you some idea of the scope of building, and you wind up with a playable instrument. Good job so far JEEtoP, building this will also help you plan correctly for the next dozen or so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEEtoP Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 got a bit side-tracked since posting the first pics but got back to it yesterday. Cut and finished the headstock, then dyed the neck. Only got one pic atm, a quick assemble with pickups. I am clear coating tomorrow and I will picture each part seperately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEEtoP Posted August 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 (edited) Just about to start clear coating so took some photos of all the bits. Added a name to the headstock as well (the writing is no where near that jaggy in reality i can assure you!) The body & neck http://www.wesweatblood.co.uk/guitar7.jpg http://www.wesweatblood.co.uk/guitar8.jpg & some new knobs I found http://www.wesweatblood.co.uk/guitar10.jpg Edited August 22, 2007 by JEEtoP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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