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NorioDS I repeat! Oooh purdy! ?

Thanks
been itching to work on it today.... but our weather here is well not conducive to spray painting out doors..

I'm Proud of My Sons Effort.. this is all his hard work.. Not Bad At All

    Tuckstir I approve! Beeg fan of a flake style paint job and the turquoise works for me ?

    Nice job by your son on the explorer - that green works well with the gold, think you've both nailed it there with the grain showing through - classy!

        Thanks V8.
        My Sons Is the First to finish

          my Strat had a slight mishap... and well to fix it I've had to put it on hold as where I am , I cannot Find the same paint I need, will have to wait till I'm Back In Jozi.
          I've also replaced the bridge Pickup with a Seymour Ducan Cool Rail

          My Bass got a layer of paint

          7 days later

          little update.. not what I was going for but things changed...

          now what the hell do I do with the rest of the Bass......

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          5 days later

          Hey @Tuckstir , some interesting projects indeed, nice to see the whole family involved!

          That's an interesting finish on the Bass pickguard, what is it?

          Also curious about the headstock decals, did you make them up yourself?

          Happy building!

          Four4 That's an interesting finish on the Bass pickguard, what is it?

          Thanks Four4
          the Pick-guard was sprayed Matt Black, then dusted with copper and Silver Imbali Metallic powder. and sealed in with a clear coat
          https://www.deckleedge.co.za/product/imbali-metallic-powder/

          Four4 Also curious about the headstock decals, did you make them up yourself?.

          yes made them myself.. simple trick really. all you need is a laser printer and some Modge Podge Or transfer Glaze, Print your design Mirrored.. apply a coat of Modge/Transfer, Put your design printed side down, and leave it overnight, use a wet rag and gently remove the paper, Careful not to go to hard or you'll remove the ink.
          seal with clear coat.
          https://www.deckleedge.co.za/product/dala-transfer-glaze/
          https://www.deckleedge.co.za/product/dala-transfer-glaze/

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                10 days later

                So proud of the Missus

                its stained and sealed with copper leafed scratch plate

                  5 days later
                  9 days later

                  so I've had a project which has interrupted my Finishing of my Guitars.
                  its been a new counter top.. and new/more guitar hanging space


                    4 days later

                    finally some real progress.
                    so my Bass i was not happy with the glow n the dark paint.. looked awesome during the night.. absolutely atrocious during the day.. sanded it down and got to stain it tonight..

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                      Tuckstir The distressed black looks real good - it's a finish I'm quite fond of, my mate did a tele similar - thumbsup!

                        its now really starting to take shape

                        and on my wall of many

                          20 days later

                          My Last Guitar Done..
                          only one left.. the Missus JEM that she needs to finish off..

                          but here is my Strat.
                          Silver leaf sides, with a glitter painted body.

                            If Elton John played guitar, I feel like he'd play this one ?

                            Great work bud! Would love to see all your progress pics as well

                            9 days later

                            so back to the start.. things are going full circle here..
                            going back to the guitar that started this tread..

                            when you just not happy with your work.. and have to pay school fees

                            still want a union jack guitar.. but thinking of redoing it slightly differently from my first attempt..

                            Tuckstir Was thinking on 2nd look that the red lines on the diagonal weren't quite sitting centered in the white - is that why you are re-doing, or was it the bleed between the colours that prompted this?

                            Gonna re-do or come up with something new?

                              Tuckstir I gotta say, seeing it like this... makes me wanna see it varnished and put-together exactly like this. For a sort of fake "relic" guitar look.

                              Either way... great seeing your projects ? Keep 'em coming.