Sick Michael":ccym1iwk said:
Cool!! Now you just have to find a way of getting some Paisley onto that, and you are set! What pickups do you think you'll go for?
I've got a set of Arcane PX-100's (P90 in humbucker size) ordered.
IHateRap":ccym1iwk said:
what were the lessons learned?
Off the top of my head:
1) cut/thin the color coat like you're supposed to (I didn't)
2) Lay the color coat on in multiple, very thin coats (I shot 1 heavy coat)
3) Use a couple/few more clear coats (I used about 5-6)
4) LEAVE EDGES ALONE when wet sanding. I got cocky and went through in two small areas at the top of the top horn because I was using a bendable, but flat sanding pad and apparently the edges in that area are a little higher than the center. Fortunately this guitar is for me so having exposed defects right up front will keep me from having any illusions that I won't treat this like my other guitars and beat the living daylights out of it.
I could have fixed any of these things along the way, although sanding through would have been a doozie, but once I decided to leave the color coat since it was my maiden voyage paint job, I also decided every step of the way would be a "single take performance" and am happy I did. Whatever it looks like, it's what happened on the first try.
Those were some of the primary ones just from the perspective of the work itself. I also have environment al improvements like figuring out how to setup a small booth outside of the garage because there were times when I was a little concerned that my garage might explode from the fumes because there's a water heater in the garage (very stupid, NOT recommended... I'm dumb).
