syndromet Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Ok, I was going to do a custom inlay job on a cheap corean strat copy. I live in Norway, where inlay material are almost impossible to find, and EXTREMLY expensive if you do. The only option is to import it yourself, witch will add another 50$ for shipping and taxes in addition to the original cost of the material. This would actualy make the inlay worth more than the guitar..... An other problem is that the fretboard is scalloped, witch would make inlaying MOP-blanks realy hard, and would also take a lot of time. In order to make a cheap inlay witch would look pretty professional, I decided to go for a mother-of-perl imitation paint, made for interior painting. I cut out the inlay cavitys, painted them with several layer of the paint to get the MOP-effect and sealed it all with epoxy. This turned out to look pretty amazing, since The MOP-paint comes in any colour you want. So now my cheap korea-strat have a three-colored Mother-of-pearl wine inlay, for the cost of 20$. And i still have paint for more than thousands of guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I'll say it before anyone else does..... ....We demand pics, we're all picture junkies Did you have to seal the cavities before applying the paint or did the paint do a good job of that on its own? Only ask because someone had problems with seepage into the grain of the wood when casting inlays. Oh, and everything is expensive in Norway, not a good place for a stag night if you're a Guiness drinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syndromet Posted March 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I did not seal, so I hope it will stay the way it is now. I'm a little afraid that the paint will shrink with time and crack, but if it does I'll just cut it out and paint it all over again. I'll try to get my hands on a digital camera and post some picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Cool, hope it all works out OK and doesn't shrink. Was there any seepage into the grain of the wood creating a sort of fuzzy outline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syndromet Posted March 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I never thougt of that before i started, but midway the paint floted out on one of the leafs. I was quite happy when I discovered that it was just on the top of the fretboard, and sanded of realy easily. Now problem at all, and quite fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morben Guitars Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I did something similar with a previous guitar. I wanted to inlay my signature in a material that would match the pearloid pickguard/binding. I finally found a "pearlesant powder" though a Art Supply Co. in San Fran. I mixed this with Epoxy, routed out my signature, filled it in, then sanded it back. Worked well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 that looks great Morben ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Morben Guitars Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Lil bit, Have you tried shooting some sealer BEFORE applying the dye? If bleeding colors is a problem, that will most certainly stop it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Bit Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 I sorta ran the test for Mahelcaya, who was having problems with bleeding. I am pouring sheets and into molds so the problem doesn't really affect me. The sealer is a very good idea however. I am telling you, stop by Douglas & Sturgess, on Bryant at 4th St. Crazy cool place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morben Guitars Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Funny, that's the place that I ordered the pearlesant powder stuff from! It's about a 6 hour flight from where I am, so I don't think I'll be swinging by anytime soon tho... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budman68 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Nice idea Morben, looks great....... Dave-> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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