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Been a while since I've posted on here - so I thought I would come back with a BANG! Here is something to brighten your day!

Fresh out of the shop this afternoon!

I am absolutely looking to strike up some more business relations! I do just clears as well! My website has a good amount if info and things offered on it. And if you don't see it - contact me - I can likely get it done. You can just keep this here - I as just answering the one question on what they would go for. Thanks!

Here's a nice NEON I did last night - pre clear...(And yes, that's a Jem Double neck swirl in the background )

I am looking to $500 for each...

Here are two guitars I finished up to see if I can sell...

Both are an Ibanez RG Style with the Lions Claw and single Humbucker.

I think they came out pretty cool! Pictures don't do them justice...

And here is a blue one...

Waiting to ship...

Neck pocket was fine...

Final Pics

My latest project - looks like a yummy ice cream bar that I want to take a bite out of!

Nothing special here - but I have not seen anything else built like it - so I thought I would post for ideas. It was inspired by Wayne Charvel from some older videos I had from the past.

Guitar spins 360 and also swivels 360. You can see a video here...

http://youtu.be/PIRDHSVqAzc

Given refinishing and custom painting guitars is what I do - I agree with this statement. Even if you were painting your guitar a color - I would put the base on it, few layers of clear, sand it, and then do custom art. This way if you screw the art up - it can be removed easily without messing with the base color.

I'd give completely different advice to above.

I'd grain fill, then sanding seal, then spray your first session of final clear on the guitar. I'd then rub that back flat, apply the gfx in paint then spray the last layers of clear coat to finish before a cut and polish.

Custom painted Holoflash LEFTY Ibanez Bass guitar body.

No clue what model this is.

Basswood, square heel

House of Kolor Black with Holoflash finish on front and back.

Asking $300

Note there is only 1 for sale, the 4 images are to show the color shift...

I THINK this is an RG570 - but I can't remember.

Basswood body

AANJ

Custom Painted

House of Kolor SG108 - So-Blue with a white sparkle added

Just finished buffing tonight...

PM me for more pictures. If I can't sell it here, you know where it's going.

Asking $300 + shipping

More to come soon in Tangello, LNG, SKP, DY, and RFR...bring back some bright colors kids!

I would think that if it's a guitar you would be clearing it right? So the catalyst doesn't matter for a swirl. Would it? Only if your design involved some striping, and you were doing it on top of the clear.

Otherwise yeah, HOK striping needs to be cleared. Where as One Shot - you need to make sure your first coat of clear is a light mist coat, not a heavy one. As is the case for all clearing...with 2 part automotive anyway...

So true .... that's why I paint naked.

A thong may be a better choice. You don't want to gum up the works. LOL

Backwards

I am not familiar with Nitro, but I use 2 part automotive clears. Since I need to cut/buff them anyway - lint, dust, bugs, etc. really don't mean a thing. They are just on the surface, and when I start the cutting process with my 1000 grit paper - it removes it all. If Nitro needs cutting and buffing as well - I wouldn't think you don't need to worry about it - unless they are deep in there. In which case - sounds like you need a different room to paint in. Or get a good vent system going that sucks everything out of the room while you are painting.

But I am going to use it... I switch pickups whenever I go between distorted and clean channels. I almost never use both at the same time, as it makes pinch harmonics difficult to hear.

You don't need a pickguard to be able to switch pickups. Everything would just be routed on the backside, and the slot for your switch, and holes for your knobs. Then if you decide you want a pickguard, you put it on. Now if you do this, then you will have your screw holes in the body, and most likely not go back to one without a guard, but it at least give you the option in the beginning. If you front route it - you have no choice - you need a guard!

Maybe I am not understanding your comment?

For paint you can use any signpainters enamel...large selection of colors too! Can't help ya with the borax - never done it myself. I do know you can sue those paints however. "One Shot" is a brand, and www.coastairbrush.com has others too. Not sure about shipping to UK.

Why not route it as if you were NOT going to use one - and then you can always add one later if you don't like it without? Much easier to add it later than regret routing the front side...

And the final result after cut & Buff, and a little better color matching...

Nothing to special here...just change of color. Still needs cut/buff. It's a pearl magenta mixed with burple and black to make it darker. Came out pretty cool!

I'll post once completed, as well as once my buddy gets me an image of it put back together.

I used the one from Carvin. Works great. Don't remember what I paid for it - I got it about 7 years ago. No problems though.

Well - it's been a LONG time since I touched the router - 4 years to be exact! Been doing the painting thing...so I took an old body I had laying around, and some old templates I had - and gave it a go.

I think it came out pretty good. 2 spots I need to put some wood filler in, other than that - cutting it was smooth, and rounding the edge went well also! It's not perfect, but for one of my guitars it will do. And first attempt.

For paint - the plan is to either do a holoflash (The real holoflash, no offense to the tutorial here, but that's not how it's actually done) or a Nagel print from the 80's like what CC had on one of his guitars...I am up in the air. Let me know what you think.

Some pictures would be great as well! If ya got the time...

Here it is - all cut & buffed. Already re-assembled, but my iPhone camera sucks - so no finished pictures until I get home. Stuck with the black guard for now.

Maybe I will go with the clear and put an LED or two in there and make the cavity glow??? Yes? No?