BeAR Posted July 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 I am..........what you see is the masking tape with all the paint on it. It will get removed after painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke_998 Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 excellent work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Thank you!!! Great, have you decided if you are going to clear it? Please put lots of it! That paint look sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted July 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Yes it will be cleared. I put the first couple of coats on it this morning. Ill get some pics up later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvertonessuckbutigotone Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 Ditto here! The little screws on my Les Paul's pickups are starting to rust, I'm so excited I'm not sure i like relics and such, because if ur guitar looks real rough and rusted, etc., people that don't know anything abot guitars think it's a bad guitar, and you dont get taken seriously, but i do like seeing them just not having them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted July 25, 2004 Report Share Posted July 25, 2004 BeAR, so the neck lines don't go around like in the body? Or is just the pic. Great, I love the way it looks so far, do you color sand between the base coat with the stripes and the clear or just base coats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 The stripes on the headstock are on the face only. As for sanding, this was my method: - Sand the already painted body (factory finish) with 600 grit dry paper to remove any sign of gloss. - Prime with PPG primer - wet sand with 800 grit to get a uniform finish - Spray with PPG polyurithane White. - Wet sand with 1000 grit for a smooth finish - mask up the body and spray PPG "Base Coat" red - mask up the body and spray PPG "Base Coat" black - DO NOT SAND either "Base Coat"!!!!!!!!!!! - Spray PPG Poly clear - Wet sand with 1500 grit to a smooth finish - Spray with 2nd coat of PPG Poly Clear - Wet sand with 1500 grit to a smooth finish - Spray with 3rd coat of PPG Poly Clear - Wet sand with 1500, then 2000, then buff. Im not saying that this is the best way, but it works for me. And remember, Im using Automotive 2 part poly paint, not acrylic or nitro. This stuff hardens like plastic within hours of applying. These are the logos I made. Ill clear the headstock tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Looks great, right now I don't have access to equipment to shoot the 2 part stuff so I am using acrylic spray from duplicolor. I saw that you did those logos earlier but I thought they were transparencies, they look like water decals, what are they? is it easy to get? Can't say this enough great job man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted July 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 These logos are Water slide Decals. I found somewhere that can print them for me, although they arent cheap they're definately worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 awesome BeAR now, didnt you say you were going to give it to me? as long as I pay the shipping? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legiticus Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 This may seem like a wierd question, but were the black and red stripes raised above the white base coat since you were painting red and then black over an already painted white surface? Does that make sense? It seems like when masking like this, every subsequent color you paint on over it will appear "higher" than the others, before you clear coat of course. Is this visible? Or does the clear coat take care of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Thats right, each colour coat is higher than the last. 4 coats of clear fix that up tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legiticus Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 killer...so the different levels of paint aren't visible after the clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deshibs Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Well, I can tell you that I was never one to copy, I like my own thing. BUT.... You have a talent, that guitar is looking great, Maybe one day I may give it a try. Anyway, I can't wait to see the finished product! Well Done!!! Shibs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 7, 2004 Report Share Posted August 7, 2004 Bump, where is the guitar finished? been a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted August 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Its almost finished, Ive done the last flow coat of clear, and assembled the guitar. It plays beautifully with a nice low action. There is an ever so slight orange peel finish in the paint but Im going to wait a month or so before I block it back and polish it. Its really glossy now but its gonna look unbeleivable when its buffed out. Ill get some pics up tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 BeAr, I've been following you r progress and since I was redoing my LP, I decided that I was going to do flames... but that turn out a little bit out of my experience, so I said why not a EVH type LP, so I decided that using the colors that I had choosen for the flames, to do a striped LP, here is as link , you migh have seen it but I guess I should let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana_RATM2 Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 nice man pretty cool.... wish i could make one lol. rock on man... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nirvana_RATM2 Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 holy cow batman!!!!! Dude you are in looks great i wanna hear how it sounds though record anything if you can ( obviously it be cool to hear some evh ) great job job well well done thats something to be proud of man... im almost cryin its so beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 thats a really top notch job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikke_998 Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 thats so cool!! Even Van halen himself would be proud of you! I agrea with Nirvana_RATM2 , I would love to here a (EHV?) sample of how it sounds!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BLS Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 WOW! That looks so nice. I cant wait to see it in a few years after its seen some abuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executioner606 Posted August 8, 2004 Report Share Posted August 8, 2004 Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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