GregP Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Why stop there? You've done so much work that you should've researched and applied a nice glossy black! With the current finish, it just looks.. unfinished (in a different sense of the word). Something looks crooked on it... the bridge or a rout or a humbucker... I can't put my finger on it. Great to see that you finished'er up, though! Good on ya! For the headstock logo, why not design your own that looks very similar to the Jackson one, and apply it? Taing a cue from Jehle's Fender-ish one he used? Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 (edited) Must be angle of the picture The guitar has been cleared over, just NOT over the logo Edited August 30, 2007 by eddiewarlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 I knew there was some clear, but something went wrong. I don't know if you didn't sand back enough, or if there aren't enough coats of black, or if there's not enough buildup of clear. I don't know enough about finishing to really tell you HOW to make it nice and glossy, but I can tell from a few of the different pics that something's not quite right. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Then i guess it's the camera...I dunno my guitar looks as glossy as my NJ warlock ( and it's a brand new guitar) and as flat as a piece of glass. I would have laid on more clear coats though, but my asshole neighbor complained... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
another doug Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 Hey Greg, I thought the same thing at first. Real cloudy looking. But if you look at the third link, it looks pretty good. Then I realized that the reason it looked cloudy was because I was looking at a reflection of clouds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 LOL! You're right! Sorry, Eddie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmrentis Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 OMG! I swear I thought the exact same thing. I was thinking that it looked like some botched attempted at a black/grey swirl or something, or just completely unbuffed. Then a few pics down I could see the clouds better and thought wow what a great finish on black, super clean, seriously almost too good to the point that it looks bad,LOL jk. Great finish job there and nice guitar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Hahahahaha, i'll try to take pics with my bro's camera, or wait until there are not clouds in the sky hahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Finished!!! I still need to wet sand it and buff it, but it looks great!! gotta love touch up guns! Wow. Very nice job. looks very pro. You say you used a touch up gun? What make/brand is it, how big and what kind of paint did you use? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 The brand is Truper, a mexican brand, it's just a regulkar , gravity fed touch up gun, since the tip is very small, it's very hard to apply a lot of paint at once, so it's hard to get runs in the paint and the clear coat is automotive 2 part polyurethane made by Nexa autocolor a subsidiary of PPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.