riffster Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Hey, wonderin if someone could help. I have the idea of putting my last name into the headstock of the guitar that I am building. If I could, I would like to use gold or something that does a great job of mimicking it. I know Carvin does something lke this. Is there a reasonable way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Depends on how fancy you want to get. You could do something as simple as signing the headstock with a gold paint pen. Not sure where you can buy gold metal lettering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintIt Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 The sign shops have a material called Sign Gold that is cut on a plotter. This suff is very thin gold leaf material with a adhesive backing and comes in engine turned, plain and and few other finishes. This would be the quickest way. You could also buy a gold leaf kit at the craft store and do it yourself. Practice first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffster Posted September 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 I'll check out the materials you mentioned. Thanks for your input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 you can use clear decal printer paper - i havnt done it but i think you need to print the logos as a mirror image with just a black outline, then use a gold pen to colour it in on the back and when its applied it should give you a neat gold logo with a sharp black outline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 I have a vinyl cutter I use for masks & logos, and I keep gold in stock. Shoot me an email, I can help you out... doug@parableguitars.com Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Good ideas here guys! I tried seveal different ways and used a combination of both mentioned here and got great results. Cut your name / logo on a vinyl plotter with spray mask film, lay on headstock and color in with a gold (or any color) paint pen. The tests I did on maple looked really nice, and it looked like it would cover darker woods like rosewood and ebony with no problem. It dries flat with virtually no edge to deal with. Building guitars and running a sign shop definitly has its advantages. -Vinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 If you wanted to inlay the logo, you could always use brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffster Posted September 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Wow! Tons of ideas I wouldn't expect! This is great stuff. Thanks for the suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffster Posted September 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 I have a question about using brass. Will I have to worry about corrosion? And will a lacquer do anything wierd to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cSuttle Posted October 1, 2007 Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 I have a question about using brass. Will I have to worry about corrosion? And will a lacquer do anything wierd to it? Once it's lacquer you should never have a discoloration problem. Air turns brass green. No air, no problem. Ever if you use it on a fretboard, exposed to air, a little 0000 steal wool brings it right back to shiny and that would be after 3 or 4 years. I use it all the time. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffster Posted October 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) cSuttle. If I use brass for the headstock logo, what thickness is the best to use? I am going to have to purchase a different router bit only for metals, right? Edited October 1, 2007 by riffster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticraft Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) I wondered whether anyone had tried designing a headstock logo and using a photocopy machine to copy and print it out on those clear OHP transparency sheets. If you did it on computer you could copy and paste a whole page full of logos and cut them out with scissors. Im not sure how epoxy or lacquer would affect the surface though. I may just experiment with that and see what happens. Edited October 2, 2007 by Acousticraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintIt Posted October 2, 2007 Report Share Posted October 2, 2007 You can buy a foil material from the craft store that is a gold foil and is used over a laser printed image to make the black text gold or whatever color you buy. First you print the image with a laser printer and then you cover the image with this foil and run it through the laser printer again or a laminator to fuse the foil to the toner. This could be done with clear water slide paper for laser printers also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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