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Old February 19th, 2011, 08:41 AM   #1 (permalink)
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A Paisley project
Had a spare body lying around, and saw this material- not the right stuff I know - but I'm colourblind - so colour is an unknown world
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Old February 19th, 2011, 09:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Old February 19th, 2011, 09:30 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I love paisley (on anything, not just guitars)
I can't wait to see how this BAMF turns out :D
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Old February 19th, 2011, 10:43 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Cut out front
Left the glue to dry for 3 hours- then trimmed the top with a craft knife.
Next step is to "tack" any loose bits down and add the back
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Old February 19th, 2011, 12:07 PM   #5 (permalink)
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And a shot of the back, and trimming excess
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Old February 19th, 2011, 08:14 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Here ya go, I'm enjoying this too!
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Old February 19th, 2011, 08:20 PM   #7 (permalink)
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what type of glue did you use, and is the fabric cotton or nylon,

the colour is redish with a bit of green in it, look's fine,
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Old February 19th, 2011, 10:29 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Yes! The more paisley the better. I love the color of your paisley fabric. Very nice. Keep it coming!
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Old February 20th, 2011, 06:01 AM   #9 (permalink)
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what type of glue did you use, and is the fabric cotton or nylon,

the colour is redish with a bit of green in it, look's fine,
Tyhanks - I like the pattern- and colours (I think) - to my colour blind eyes its a salmon redd colour, with a little brown and green

I am using PVA glue- just like primary schhol crafts - its easy to use, easy to clean and sets hard enough to sand
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OH- and the Fabric is cotton - I have enough left for about 2-3 guitars - all for £8 on Fleabay
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Old February 20th, 2011, 06:12 AM   #11 (permalink)
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As an update
I went all around the edge, smearing the edge down with PVA glue on my fingertip- the aim is to stop snaggles and make the edge hard enough to sand

Then mixed a wash of PVA and water and coated both front and back

this should glaze the cloth and give a base for the lacquer, but the next job, once this dry's, is to sand the edges to a sharp edge.
The plan is for a pinkish sunburst - and gold hardware- or is that too blingy?
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Old February 20th, 2011, 06:40 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Too blingy...? Never!
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Old February 20th, 2011, 06:41 AM   #13 (permalink)
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In that case - gold it is!
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I'd recommend softening the edge. A sharp edge is murder to get the finish to build on.
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Old February 21st, 2011, 03:40 AM   #15 (permalink)
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I'd recommend softening the edge. A sharp edge is murder to get the finish to build on.
Thats good advice- and I came to it too late!
I had a go at applying a "pink burst" to the fabric - looks good, as its sunk in to the cloth- and the pattern still shows through - but the edge is sharp - and does stand out - hmmmm - may need a bit of thought
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Are you selling off the extra fabric?
That has put an idea into my head for sure.
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Old February 21st, 2011, 04:38 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I am keeping 1 more (strat sized piece) - but there should be enough for another guitar - once I get home tonight - I will measure up and if theres enough I will send it over (free of course) drop me a note with your address and I will send it over (Im an ex pat Lancastrian from Chorley - but now in Sunny Somerset)
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Old February 21st, 2011, 07:53 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Thanks for this kind gesture.
I have dropped you a message with my details.
Hopefully this will kick off my project build.
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Old February 21st, 2011, 08:56 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Yup...looks like a great thread....I'll be watching too!
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Its a real learning process for me - so at least this will be a Thread on how not to do it - and people can avoid all my mistakes!
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