Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
That looks mega! Happy accident for sure!!
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
If I'd any idea it could've looked that good I'd have kept it. Was a great sounding guitar. Now looks bloody cool too.
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
Looks f'in excellent Reg. Love it.
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
To quote Frank Zappa,
Shut up and play yer guitar.
Shut up and play yer guitar.
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
That’s what I’m currently doing! And it’s bliss....Slowy wrote:To quote Frank Zappa,
Shut up and play yer guitar.
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
10/10, would play in many shitty bars with a cigarette shoved in between the nut and strings. Looks killer.
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
This is sooo inspiring!!! Tutorials?
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
Sure, here’s my 10 step guide to finishing a guitar.imarco wrote:This is sooo inspiring!!! Tutorials?
1-Buy black lacquer paint from Spray Store
2-don’t clean your spray gun properly leaving bits of old lacquer flakes in the system somewhere.
3-proceed to spray your first coat of paint and wonder why there are bits of crap all through your finish
4-sand back with 240grit sand paper hoping to flatten out all blemishes
5-realise you haven’t really got all the bits out but assume 2-3 more coats might help fill it out
6-after 2-3 coats and sanding in between realise you have completely f#*ked it and will have to sand it all off and start from scratch
7-start sanding your guitar until it is back to Matt finish and break for dinner because the kids are starting to yell at you for dinner
8-after said dinner break look at the large job ahead of sanding back and think “I might just assemble it and see how it looks, maybe play if for a while like that because I can’t be arsed starting over again right now”
9-start scrapping off binding tape with knife blade and sanding....more sanding!
10-look at size of job ahead and look at currently cool looking reliced job and decide to post pic to forum to get peoples vote!
That’s my 10 step process to finishing a guitar.
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
This guitar mocks my obscenely expesive CS Tele.
I'd Autosol the gold off the pickups, mind.
I'd Autosol the gold off the pickups, mind.
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
If Conway doesn't like it you will have to redo it!
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
Thought about doing the pickups but I’mMolly wrote:This guitar mocks my obscenely expesive CS Tele.
I'd Autosol the gold off the pickups, mind.
Still hoping for a set of TV Jones Classics. Resale value on a set of pickups that have been reliced could be perceived as just bad condition making them worth way less!
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Re: Completely stuffed the paint job on my Telecaster, but maybe I should leave it that way?
One thing I will say for it is, looking at your binding in the photos (which is a little hard to see) you may need a little smoothing and rounding with some sand paper and then some clear. Remember that bound teles were taped off on the binding for the burst or colour coats but then locked into the finish with the clear coats.
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