Restoring my Warmoth LP
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ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
No, I took those down long ago. I am a bit OCD about getting the xmas decorations put away pretty quickly. Truth be told, the only reason the tablecloth is still there is because it's plastic and crappy, and it's totally ok to ruin it (my fiancee was going to just throw it out but I figured I might as well wreck it with paint and dye first).
I'll be using chrome. I think it will look great. IMO gold hardware only looks good on white, black, and purple, and black hardware is a little too "braided goatee and neck tattoo".
No, I took those down long ago. I am a bit OCD about getting the xmas decorations put away pretty quickly. Truth be told, the only reason the tablecloth is still there is because it's plastic and crappy, and it's totally ok to ruin it (my fiancee was going to just throw it out but I figured I might as well wreck it with paint and dye first).
I'll be using chrome. I think it will look great. IMO gold hardware only looks good on white, black, and purple, and black hardware is a little too "braided goatee and neck tattoo".
CTN
The Drama Dude
Agileguy_101
Master of his Domain
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
Judging by BTMN's explorer picture below, I was dead wrong. Should look super sexy with chrome.
Judging by BTMN's explorer picture below, I was dead wrong. Should look super sexy with chrome.
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
I'm sure of it. Right now it looks great, but a bit dull and flat. The clear coat will give it a lot more depth and lustre. It will likely also darken the colour of the top a touch.
When I wiped the mahogany down with lacquer thinner I got a brief "preview" of what it will look like with a clear coat: a nice orange-brown with a few reddish streaks. Very cool.
I'm sure of it. Right now it looks great, but a bit dull and flat. The clear coat will give it a lot more depth and lustre. It will likely also darken the colour of the top a touch.
When I wiped the mahogany down with lacquer thinner I got a brief "preview" of what it will look like with a clear coat: a nice orange-brown with a few reddish streaks. Very cool.
Chris of Arabia
Desert RATT
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
I got tennis elbow from the power sander (yes, I know, extremely lame), which has basically made my right hand useless, so there has been no progress while that heals.
I am waiting until March for Trevor to do the clear coat anyway, and all that's left before that happens is for me to stain the headstock. I'll probably do that this weekend.
Oh, and the pickups shipped, and should arrive any day now. I'm very excited about the set I chose
I got tennis elbow from the power sander (yes, I know, extremely lame), which has basically made my right hand useless, so there has been no progress while that heals.
I am waiting until March for Trevor to do the clear coat anyway, and all that's left before that happens is for me to stain the headstock. I'll probably do that this weekend.
Oh, and the pickups shipped, and should arrive any day now. I'm very excited about the set I chose
The Dali
MeltedClockologist
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
You really need to make something up to cover that injury... no need to be completely honest with something like that
I got tennis elbow from the power sander (yes, I know, extremely lame), which has basically made my right hand useless, so there has been no progress while that heals.
I am waiting until March for Trevor to do the clear coat anyway, and all that's left before that happens is for me to stain the headstock. I'll probably do that this weekend.
Oh, and the pickups shipped, and should arrive any day now. I'm very excited about the set I chose
You really need to make something up to cover that injury... no need to be completely honest with something like that
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
Oooh lookit!
Oooh lookit!
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
Stuff is happening again!
I used a deep brown stain on the front of the headstock. Not a drop of paint is going on this guitar! Here it is with one coat.
Here it is with three coats.
Also, clear coating is happening today! Here's a couple in progress shots of the body. I am told the camera makes the top look darker than it is.
Check out the back! I never knew mahogany could look like this. Looks almost like zebrawood.
Stuff is happening again!
I used a deep brown stain on the front of the headstock. Not a drop of paint is going on this guitar! Here it is with one coat.
Here it is with three coats.
Also, clear coating is happening today! Here's a couple in progress shots of the body. I am told the camera makes the top look darker than it is.
Check out the back! I never knew mahogany could look like this. Looks almost like zebrawood.
Agileguy_101
Master of his Domain
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
Ehrmagerd
Lers perl
Ehrmagerd
Lers perl
sosomething
Seymour Duncan Customer Support
Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP
The grain of the back is freaking mesmerizing. Absolutely gorgeous. This guitar is going to blow minds when it's finished.
The grain of the back is freaking mesmerizing. Absolutely gorgeous. This guitar is going to blow minds when it's finished.