demonx Posted July 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Bit more paint progress. I have to wait till this candy cures up a bit - I might have to rub it back and spray it again, not sure yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I dont like doing jobs twice, but sometimes we have to make the call. If it was a guitar I was building for myself - these flaws would have not stopped me and I'd have kept on going, but this ones to sell. There was a spot on the headstock I decided I couldn't live with - so the neck is sanded back and to be started the paint stage again - ie: reclear, wait to sure then back to color) Also wasn't happy with the candy on the body - there was a slight run and same as above, I wouldn't have been able to live with it let alone but my logo on and sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 This new clear I'm using sprayed a LOT better with some thinners added (it's not meant to be thinned). When I didn't add thinner it didnt seem to flow right. Also could been effected by our cold weater here at the moment. Today I sprayed with heat lamps, the first time I sprayed it I used no heat being cautious as it was the first time I've used this product. Anyway - I'm a lot happier with it this time round, but I wont really know till I look at it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 So from here you will start adding blue/green tint to the clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 No. The clear stays as clear. The color is a candy layer in between the clear. So I prime with clear. Let it cure. Sand. Spray candy. Then clear and then Cut polish etc. It adds a 3D depth rather than a 2D look that staining the timber gives. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestorationAD Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 No. The clear stays as clear. The color is a candy layer in between the clear. So I prime with clear. Let it cure. Sand. Spray candy. Then clear and then Cut polish etc. It adds a 3D depth rather than a 2D look that staining the timber gives. Nice. I have used that technique in the past. (more on cars and motorcycles than guitars) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Figured it was time to update this one: Yesterday I sprayed the back black and then a coat of intercoat clear since I was not clearing it that day. The intercoat clear means I can work on it, tape it up, etc etc knowing the basecoat is covered. Today I sanded back the edge lines where the sides meet the top and started spraying a custom candy mix I conjured up this morning. It's a mixture of a heap different PPG Candy dyes I had until I got a color I was happy with. First candy coat: Second candy coat: More coats to come but I'm posting as I wait for the last coat to flash off so I can spray more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Third candy coat: The light in that room with the heat lamps and the orange plastic really plays tricks on the mobile phone camera lens. It looks much different to the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Fourth - nearly at the color I want. Maybe one more coat? (there ain't no going back!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Fifth and final: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygtr Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 That shade of blue is incredible. Almost sapphire. Wich color will the hardware be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Chrome hardware and chrome pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi79 Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I just snapped these pics to see how the clear turned out. I've done better - but it'll cut/polish up great. I'm still experimenting with this new European Clear I bought. It sprays so much different than the PPG stuff I'm so used to. I'm really liking the way the color turned out. I'm thinking now I should have saved the left over mix rather than pouring it into my "soup" bottle, as there was enough to paint another guitar! I'm going to call this blue "Ceylon Blue" as it's the color of a Ceylon Saphire thats in a ring I had made for my other half years ago. Can't wait to get it assembled and take some pics out in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted August 5, 2012 Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 That looks so good man. So much for that "2a" quilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2012 At the time it looked crap! I had no idea it was going to "pop" this nice. A pleasant surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 At the time it looked crap! I had no idea it was going to "pop" this nice. A pleasant surprise. You get that a lot with quilt if you do it right. I typicaly use AAA at the very most. Anything more than that just has too much going on & looks crap (my opinion). AAA tends to look like rippels in water & AA looks like clouds (again, opinion, or whatever im smoking) But that gitir looks groovey man. You should get a few piks in the sunlight to realy see the figuring pop out -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Assembly and Elecronics: Making Copper Earth plates: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 A few assembled pics I'm still yet to set it up - I feels pretty awesome as it is, but it needs the bridge height and a minor truss rod tweak to make it even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 The trem AFTER setup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 This came out great - as usual DX. The smoky cavity cover works very well with the black back. What pups did you put in it? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 What pups did you put in it? SR Bareknuckle Nailbomb calibrated set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 WOW! Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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