Fuschia SparkleCaster build Thread, inspired by Buckocaster - Page 4

Spunky99 · April 19th, 2008, 09:42 PM

I installed the nut today.
The headstock still needs several coats and sanding in between to hide the decal thickness.

Body is getting close...About 1 pound of Deft on her at this point. Was 4.2 and now at 5.0. Once thick enough and hard enough to sand, I'll knock off the orange peal.

Edge view.....pretty Gurrrrrllllllll.

martyb1 · April 19th, 2008, 09:59 PM

Looks great.
Still looks a bit rough on the sides.How many cans you used?

JohnnyCrash · April 19th, 2008, 10:13 PM

Damn.

You're making me want to try my clumsy hand at this kind of thing.

VERY COOL!

Spunky99 · April 19th, 2008, 11:27 PM

I am using the 1 quart cans.....at this point.
I am using a China Bristle brush...high end to paint the body.
The paint cans are too full of thinners and accellerators and I need a nice thick coat to do the job.
Don't get me wrong....I have 6 more cans of the spray coming but the body needs a thicker coat.

Soon....very soon.......

The danger is going through the color into the sparkle and ruining the finish.
Rough is good at this stage as this is where I was at with the headstock before the decal.
You gotta be patient here......success is just around the bend...

Spunky99 · April 19th, 2008, 11:33 PM

To be precise......

The spray cans are great in the beginning to get the sparkle to stick but the thicker Deft in the can with a paint brush is where I'm at now. I'm about 1/3 through a can of the liquid after maybe 4 cans of spray.
The trick is to get the sparkle covered and sealed and then start the thicker coats.
Lacquer makes the bottom layers soft as it merges......
Wait....Wait....and you will succeed.

Spunky99 · April 19th, 2008, 11:53 PM

You cannot let the guitar lean against anything as the finish will stick even though it seems hard. I reattached the wood temp neck and rehung it as it started picking up the texture of the towel it was sitting on...
The patience required for this build is immense. BuckoCaster is my hero!

The lacquer is thick due to my ignorance. The flake needs to be smoothed out right away and I ignored this aspect and now have to make the finish deep enough to cover it all. I can see the job being somewhat faster if I had a smoother flake base.......
My next guitar will have this knowledge in it's build and hopefully the depth of lacquer less to completion......

Love ya BuckoCaster.,.....

Buckocaster51 · April 20th, 2008, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spunky99

...The patience required for this build is immense. ...

Love ya BuckoCaster.,.....

Well, gee...I just don't know what to say.

Let's just say it is all part of the master plan...you are just a pawn...and leave it like that!

That guitar is looking great.

moggy · April 20th, 2008, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

Well, gee...I just don't know what to say.

Let's just say it is all part of the master plan...you are just a pawn...and leave it like that!

That guitar is looking great.

Blame it on the sparkles and the boogie!

Bob.

Big John · April 20th, 2008, 02:17 PM

Awesome, just bl**dy awesome !!

mojocasterman · April 20th, 2008, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spunky99

I installed the nut today.
The headstock still needs several coats and sanding in between to hide the decal thickness.

Body is getting close...About 1 pound of Deft on her at this point. Was 4.2 and now at 5.0. Once thick enough and hard enough to sand, I'll knock off the orange peal.

Edge view.....pretty Gurrrrrllllllll.

This is so damn cool :D

Spunky99 · April 23rd, 2008, 09:43 PM

While I'm waiting a few days for the Lacquer to dry and my next shipment of the spray cans of Deft to arrive, I've been doing a mockup of the Sky Blue SparkleCaster.
It will be similar to the image but in sparkle. About the same shade of blue....

Spunky99 · April 27th, 2008, 01:27 PM

Today is like yesterday, gonna be 93F but dry.
I cleared out the garage and got my mini work bench setup.
Today we route the body top for binding and then use my new 1/4 round for the body back.

Body is a 3 piece alder unit pre shaped and routed. 13/4" thick and 4.9 lb in weight.
Got her clamped to the bench and started the top route.

A little closer view.

Another view.

Spunky99 · April 27th, 2008, 01:31 PM

Now for the back 1/4 round to smooth out the edge that is square.

Here is is from the back and done.

Edge view.

Another edge view.

Buckocaster51 · April 27th, 2008, 01:36 PM

Very good.

Old Sparkly looks pretty good hanging there.

What's this? No binding on the back? What will your tummy look at?

Shoved BassVIII · April 27th, 2008, 01:39 PM

Looks like you got the bug
You addict! :P

kylef · April 27th, 2008, 02:26 PM

I absolutely love this thread!!!

I wish i had the patience and the knack to do something like this!!!

Spunky99 · April 27th, 2008, 05:13 PM

Here are the paint and sparkles, looks like they are becoming friends with the body. Ya gotta introduce them to each other and make sure they are compatible.

Got the supplies together in the kitchen, this is where I'll do the binding and the Wife didn't say a word as she loves my SparkleCasters.

All glued and taped up....Let her dry for an hour and tear the tape off to see what I got here.

Yessiree, I sure love to build these lovely Geetars...

Buckocaster51 · April 27th, 2008, 05:17 PM

That bottom picture looks so familiar that I got the chills!

My guess, from the size of that jar, is that you have a LIFETIME supply of those sparkles!

martyb1 · April 27th, 2008, 05:19 PM

Damn you two,you are going to make me try one of these sparkled thingys
Dam,dam,dam

Spunky99 · April 27th, 2008, 05:53 PM

Of course there are some problems in any build. This black binding likes to go whitish if you bend it too much and it is very stiff. So to correct the tight curve problem, a 13mm socket and the clamps were used on one side. I re-bent the other end of the binding and re-glued it too.

Spunky99 · April 27th, 2008, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckocaster51

That bottom picture looks so familiar that I got the chills!

My guess, from the size of that jar, is that you have a LIFETIME supply of those sparkles!

The bottle is only a little more than 1/2 full but not 2/3 rds.
I checked my fuschia bottle and I have enough to do 2 more guitars. I bought the big 6 ounce bottles and it only takes less than 2 ounces to do a Geetar body and headstock.

I learned that socket trick from you Buckocaster.....

I have 6 quarts of Deft and 8 spray cans in my inventory so more sparkly projects are definitely in the future for me. Maybe I can do a fuschia airsoft gun?.......NOT!

Spunky99 · April 27th, 2008, 07:02 PM

The binding is done as far as the glue stage. I used my Exacto saw to dispense with the extra material on the ends.

I started the slow process of scraping down the binding to match the body. This binding was too thick for my tastes so I routed shallow and will scrape it down.

There was some interest in my leaving the binding proud on the last build. The problem I ran into is that I have a shallow pool that needs to be filled with lacquer. I guess it's OK on the FuschiaCaster as I left mini mountains of flake all over. On this build, I will try to make the flake height more uniform. It will require a lot more coats of lacquer than a guitar sprayed with the flake but that is the desired outcome. By allowing the flakes to stand on edge and every possible angle, you get a finish that literally looks alive when it is moving. In the sun or under stage lights, this is the result and the extra effort is well worth it. IMHO

Buckocaster51 · April 27th, 2008, 07:08 PM

Have you told us who made that body?

BTW...I borrowed the socket as a clamping caul from somebody...Ron Kirn maybe it was.

April 19th, 2008, 09:59 PM	#122 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,324 13 Photos	Looks great. Still looks a bit rough on the sides.How many cans you used? __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

April 20th, 2008, 02:17 PM	#129 (permalink)
Big John Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 3,751 33 Photos	Awesome, just bl**dy awesome !! __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

April 27th, 2008, 01:36 PM	#134 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 4,580 1 Photos	Very good. Old Sparkly looks pretty good hanging there. What's this? No binding on the back? What will your tummy look at? __________________ "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

April 27th, 2008, 05:17 PM	#138 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 4,580 1 Photos	That bottom picture looks so familiar that I got the chills! My guess, from the size of that jar, is that you have a LIFETIME supply of those sparkles! __________________ "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams

April 27th, 2008, 05:19 PM	#139 (permalink)
martyb1 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Age: 44 Posts: 1,324 13 Photos	Damn you two,you are going to make me try one of these sparkled thingys Dam,dam,dam __________________ Before throwing it out,make sure it's not 16x13x1.75

April 19th, 2008, 09:42 PM	#121 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	I installed the nut today. The headstock still needs several coats and sanding in between to hide the decal thickness. Body is getting close...About 1 pound of Deft on her at this point. Was 4.2 and now at 5.0. Once thick enough and hard enough to sand, I'll knock off the orange peal. Edge view.....pretty Gurrrrrllllllll.

April 19th, 2008, 10:13 PM	#123 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,134 39 Photos	Damn. You're making me want to try my clumsy hand at this kind of thing. VERY COOL!

April 19th, 2008, 11:27 PM	#124 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	I am using the 1 quart cans.....at this point. I am using a China Bristle brush...high end to paint the body. The paint cans are too full of thinners and accellerators and I need a nice thick coat to do the job. Don't get me wrong....I have 6 more cans of the spray coming but the body needs a thicker coat. Soon....very soon....... The danger is going through the color into the sparkle and ruining the finish. Rough is good at this stage as this is where I was at with the headstock before the decal. You gotta be patient here......success is just around the bend...

April 19th, 2008, 11:33 PM	#125 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	To be precise...... The spray cans are great in the beginning to get the sparkle to stick but the thicker Deft in the can with a paint brush is where I'm at now. I'm about 1/3 through a can of the liquid after maybe 4 cans of spray. The trick is to get the sparkle covered and sealed and then start the thicker coats. Lacquer makes the bottom layers soft as it merges...... Wait....Wait....and you will succeed.

April 19th, 2008, 11:53 PM	#126 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	You cannot let the guitar lean against anything as the finish will stick even though it seems hard. I reattached the wood temp neck and rehung it as it started picking up the texture of the towel it was sitting on... The patience required for this build is immense. BuckoCaster is my hero! The lacquer is thick due to my ignorance. The flake needs to be smoothed out right away and I ignored this aspect and now have to make the finish deep enough to cover it all. I can see the job being somewhat faster if I had a smoother flake base....... My next guitar will have this knowledge in it's build and hopefully the depth of lacquer less to completion...... Love ya BuckoCaster.,.....

April 23rd, 2008, 09:43 PM	#131 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	While I'm waiting a few days for the Lacquer to dry and my next shipment of the spray cans of Deft to arrive, I've been doing a mockup of the Sky Blue SparkleCaster. It will be similar to the image but in sparkle. About the same shade of blue....

April 27th, 2008, 01:27 PM	#132 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	Today is like yesterday, gonna be 93F but dry. I cleared out the garage and got my mini work bench setup. Today we route the body top for binding and then use my new 1/4 round for the body back. Body is a 3 piece alder unit pre shaped and routed. 13/4" thick and 4.9 lb in weight. Got her clamped to the bench and started the top route. A little closer view. Another view.

April 27th, 2008, 01:31 PM	#133 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	Now for the back 1/4 round to smooth out the edge that is square. Here is is from the back and done. Edge view. Another edge view.

April 27th, 2008, 01:39 PM	#135 (permalink)
Shoved BassVIII Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Idaho Age: 26 Posts: 258	Looks like you got the bug You addict! :P

April 27th, 2008, 02:26 PM	#136 (permalink)
kylef Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: cowdenbeath, fife Posts: 143	I absolutely love this thread!!! I wish i had the patience and the knack to do something like this!!!

April 27th, 2008, 05:13 PM	#137 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	Here are the paint and sparkles, looks like they are becoming friends with the body. Ya gotta introduce them to each other and make sure they are compatible. Got the supplies together in the kitchen, this is where I'll do the binding and the Wife didn't say a word as she loves my SparkleCasters. All glued and taped up....Let her dry for an hour and tear the tape off to see what I got here. Yessiree, I sure love to build these lovely Geetars...

April 27th, 2008, 05:53 PM	#140 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	Of course there are some problems in any build. This black binding likes to go whitish if you bend it too much and it is very stiff. So to correct the tight curve problem, a 13mm socket and the clamps were used on one side. I re-bent the other end of the binding and re-glued it too.

April 27th, 2008, 07:02 PM	#142 (permalink)
Spunky99 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Redondo beach Age: 54 Posts: 321	The binding is done as far as the glue stage. I used my Exacto saw to dispense with the extra material on the ends. I started the slow process of scraping down the binding to match the body. This binding was too thick for my tastes so I routed shallow and will scrape it down. There was some interest in my leaving the binding proud on the last build. The problem I ran into is that I have a shallow pool that needs to be filled with lacquer. I guess it's OK on the FuschiaCaster as I left mini mountains of flake all over. On this build, I will try to make the flake height more uniform. It will require a lot more coats of lacquer than a guitar sprayed with the flake but that is the desired outcome. By allowing the flakes to stand on edge and every possible angle, you get a finish that literally looks alive when it is moving. In the sun or under stage lights, this is the result and the extra effort is well worth it. IMHO

April 27th, 2008, 07:08 PM	#143 (permalink)
Buckocaster51 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Iowa USA Age: 56 Posts: 4,580 1 Photos	Have you told us who made that body? BTW...I borrowed the socket as a clamping caul from somebody...Ron Kirn maybe it was. __________________ "An awfully lot of time can be wasted waiting for the right time." - Gunsmoke's Doc Adams