Stenciling A Logo On A Headstock

[JimmyHetfield]

Hello there, well i've finally got the to stage where I'm about 96% finished and would like to logo my guitar, I've tried the Decal method on a few test pieces without success as it just looked like.... well a decal stuck on, because I'm using a satin finish you can see where theoutline of where the logo has been cut.

So thought if I used a stencil and sprayed it on it would yield much cleaner results. and due to it's size it's very fiddly to cut

wondered if anyone has done a headstock this way or knows of any places that offer a stencil cutting service?

Cheers

[Claptonfreak]

Hello there, well i've finally got the to stage where I'm about 96% finished and would like to logo my guitar, I've tried the Decal method on a few test pieces without success as it just looked like.... well a decal stuck on, because I'm using a satin finish you can see where theoutline of where the logo has been cut.

So thought if I used a stencil and sprayed it on it would yield much cleaner results. and due to it's size it's very fiddly to cut

wondered if anyone has done a headstock this way or knows of any places that offer a stencil cutting service?

Cheers

I can tell you right now that this has little chance of working. I have tried this before and no matter what I did, the spray always found a way of creeping underneath the stencil, even when it was cut from adhesive material. Your best option if waterslide decals don't work for you is to have a vinyl decal made. This is simply a thin, adhesive cutting of whatever design, logo or name you want on your headstock, that you can lacquer over top of.

[syxxstring]

Any airbrush artist should be able to stencil something in with no overspray. We use stencils to airbrush stuff all the time.

Your other option is to have it cut in masking vinyl and spray or brush over it. Most sign shops should be able to make you a mask.