Guitar Skins?
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Jack_TriPpEr
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No drill press available, so just free-handing it with an electric drill. But i totally get the gist of your advice, and making it a point to only do very short durations of drilling, and constantly rechecking after each one that i am not about to go too deep.
Yesterday I started with a small investment in just a single 1/2" forstner bit for $8, which is large enough to accomodate the washers, but then discovered after some use of it last night, that i need a larger bit size to allow the body of the switch itself to fit into the recess being drilled. So went back out to the store earlier today and did the next incremental investment - $25 - and bought an 8 piece bit set but didnt have free time tonight to resume on the project. Probably tomorrow evening.
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Jack_TriPpEr
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Success with the Forstner bit set this evening.
So the next time I work this project, I will be putting the skin on. Skin time is almost upon us! ;0)
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So the next time I work this project, I will be putting the skin on. Skin time is almost upon us! ;0)
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Jack_TriPpEr
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Jack_TriPpEr
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I've got some update to share on this project. The project is still in-progress and I will post some feedback after it is complete.
I got the first skin installed and felt that the shade of yellow was too pale to be a good match for the gold hardware that I want to install on the guitar. Below is a photo that shows one piece of gold hardware (a pickup cover) alongside that first skin after it was installed on the guitar. The sheet of vinyl skin that the gold pickup cover is sitting on is a different make and modelof vinyl skin that i ended up ordering as a replacement - more about that in the rest of this thread. Also, keep in mind that the shade of the skin in person is paler than what is captured by the photo.
At first I tried contacting the maker of that first skin (John Gleneicki at Inzane Skins) and asked if I could take him up on his prior offer for me to pay an additional fee so we could do further customization of the skin color, but I got no response from John after a few attempts to contact him by both email and via the Inzane Skins Facebook page.
Next I tried contacting merchant Skin Your Skunk about the custom skins option they advertise on their webpage but again could not get a reply after attempts to contact this company through the messaging feature of their website, their email address, comments on their Facebook page, and also via the Facebook Messenger app. I later saw two other people had posted on their Facebook page that they also could not get a response from this merchant after having placed a web order weeks ago and already made payment. So looks like I dodged a bullet there.
Finally, i found a different merchant who had a design like what I originally wanted and their recent online feedback showed they were still in business and had happy customers. That merchant is DesignDivil Studios out of Ireland. They sell online through both Amazon and Etsy. I used Etsy for my order.
The new skin arrived a week ago and I did the install. Now, I chose to attempt to cut the skin in a way to leave part of the binding on the body visible. This is a risky move because it is difficult to do. But i said to myself it is worth it if it works, and this particular skin was less than half the cost of the original skin, so I was ok with screwing up and having to buy another. And keeping in mind that a professional paint job costs hundreds of dollars, so even with a screw-up, i was still ahead money-wise. Well, even with it now being my 2nd time using the knifeless tape and the hobby knife, i screwed up and cut away too much of the skin on one curve of the body, ruining the whole job.
I've already ordered the replacement skin from DesignDivil and it is currently in transit. When I attempt the next install, I will forego trying to cut the skin just-so to leave the binding exposed. I'll also post about the final result and the pros and cons I learned about the process.
While I am not happy about the delays and difficulties, i do think that the 2nd skin I wound up with is better looking than the first Inzane Skins product I started with.
So, more to come.... hopefully shortly...
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I got the first skin installed and felt that the shade of yellow was too pale to be a good match for the gold hardware that I want to install on the guitar. Below is a photo that shows one piece of gold hardware (a pickup cover) alongside that first skin after it was installed on the guitar. The sheet of vinyl skin that the gold pickup cover is sitting on is a different make and modelof vinyl skin that i ended up ordering as a replacement - more about that in the rest of this thread. Also, keep in mind that the shade of the skin in person is paler than what is captured by the photo.
At first I tried contacting the maker of that first skin (John Gleneicki at Inzane Skins) and asked if I could take him up on his prior offer for me to pay an additional fee so we could do further customization of the skin color, but I got no response from John after a few attempts to contact him by both email and via the Inzane Skins Facebook page.
Next I tried contacting merchant Skin Your Skunk about the custom skins option they advertise on their webpage but again could not get a reply after attempts to contact this company through the messaging feature of their website, their email address, comments on their Facebook page, and also via the Facebook Messenger app. I later saw two other people had posted on their Facebook page that they also could not get a response from this merchant after having placed a web order weeks ago and already made payment. So looks like I dodged a bullet there.
Finally, i found a different merchant who had a design like what I originally wanted and their recent online feedback showed they were still in business and had happy customers. That merchant is DesignDivil Studios out of Ireland. They sell online through both Amazon and Etsy. I used Etsy for my order.
The new skin arrived a week ago and I did the install. Now, I chose to attempt to cut the skin in a way to leave part of the binding on the body visible. This is a risky move because it is difficult to do. But i said to myself it is worth it if it works, and this particular skin was less than half the cost of the original skin, so I was ok with screwing up and having to buy another. And keeping in mind that a professional paint job costs hundreds of dollars, so even with a screw-up, i was still ahead money-wise. Well, even with it now being my 2nd time using the knifeless tape and the hobby knife, i screwed up and cut away too much of the skin on one curve of the body, ruining the whole job.
I've already ordered the replacement skin from DesignDivil and it is currently in transit. When I attempt the next install, I will forego trying to cut the skin just-so to leave the binding exposed. I'll also post about the final result and the pros and cons I learned about the process.
While I am not happy about the delays and difficulties, i do think that the 2nd skin I wound up with is better looking than the first Inzane Skins product I started with.
So, more to come.... hopefully shortly...
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Masta' C
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That new skin definitely looks the part! I really like where this is going.
Sorry to hear about your experiences with the other vendors. Be sure to leave feedback/Google reviews to help other players.
With the binding, I think it is a good idea to plan the cut to occur in the middle of the binding, so you have some wiggle room, rather than trying to attempt to expose the entire binding perfectly. Just a thought.
Thanks for the update! Excited to see the final product!
Sorry to hear about your experiences with the other vendors. Be sure to leave feedback/Google reviews to help other players.
With the binding, I think it is a good idea to plan the cut to occur in the middle of the binding, so you have some wiggle room, rather than trying to attempt to expose the entire binding perfectly. Just a thought.
Thanks for the update! Excited to see the final product!
Jack_TriPpEr
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Jack_TriPpEr
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Yes i do, thanks. I have a few things to say about trying to work with the knifeless tape 2 different times, once w the 1st skin and then again with the 2nd skin. But I will hold on those comments for now, so it can be part of the consolidated feedback I provide after I get the 3rd skin installed.I figure you know what I'm saying, but just to help visualize it...
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Update: replacement skin core install accomplished the other night successfully. I need to finish up some fine trimming around the edges before it is 100% complete - and needed to buy a fresh hobby knife before tackling that.
Will finish, post the pics and a writeup about how the install went in a few days. Targetting this weekend to get it done.
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Will finish, post the pics and a writeup about how the install went in a few days. Targetting this weekend to get it done.
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