Metallic Green Jag-Stang Finished Pg. 5

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:53 am

Guessing you go to a place that sprays cars? That is normally acrylic enamel or something with acrylic which dries faster. Cures in a week vs a month or more like Nitro lacquer.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 5:29 am

Now I'm REALLY digging that. Still a bit translucent, but metallic enough to be noticable.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:24 am

I took some daylight pictures. It is much greener than the pictures show. (Except the last two.) I have since added another coat and then will do one more.

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serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:27 am

delicious.

I believe that is pretty close to the colour that I picked up to spray my jag-stang project in.. (though my body requires a lot more work still)

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 1:40 am

Cool! I am really liking it. I think the white pearl guard and cream pickups will look nice on it.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:58 am

Now that is starting to look very nice indeed.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:04 am

Color coats are done now. Going to give it a couple of days to dry before hitting it with clear.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 6:36 pm

Third coat done.

IMG_2545 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

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serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:53 pm

HNB wrote:Cool! I am really liking it. I think the white pearl guard and cream pickups will look nice on it.

nice, i'm either gonna be rocking a mint guard and cream pups, or a bwb guard.

at least that is what i currently have material of, who knows what will be about when i finally start/finish the damned thing (goal is summer 2014)

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:54 pm

Nice! Black would be pretty cool.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:33 am

One coat left and then it is time to cure.

IMG_2577 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

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luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:34 am

Starting to look a bit like Ocean Turquoise Metallic with some more green. I like it.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:08 am

Thanks! I just finished the last clear coat. Now I get to let it set. Fortunately I have other projects to work on while it dries so I should be able to leave it alone. LOL

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:07 am

I wetsanded the body and got to polishing it.

IMG_2753 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

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Then I slapped the neck and tremolo on.

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Then... the rest!

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Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:31 am

Looks great.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:35 pm

that does look rather good, i think it might almost look better with a black guard. i trying to imagine.
def looks good though.

James · Post by **James** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:37 pm

I like it but don't you wish you'd change the pickguard shape so it matched the lower horn?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 2:59 pm

i can't remember what version of the mustang template i used, but it fit the bottom horn perfectly. i think it my have actually been a 69 re-issue tempate i used. not sure tho.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Feb 23, 2013 4:09 pm

Punkacc9 wrote:Looks great.

I am pretty pleased with how it turned out. It will be cool to get it all hooked up with strings to try it out.

robert(original) wrote:that does look rather good, i think it might almost look better with a black guard. i trying to imagine.
def looks good though.

Thanks! Black guard could look cool. For some reason I like these with pearl guards. I swapped my white guard for a black pearl on my Fiesta and then changed it back. The white pearl just looked right to me. I would be worried it would look too dark with black and dark green.

The white is pretty clean and it is a old Jag-Stang guard.

James wrote:I like it but don't you wish you'd change the pickguard shape so it matched the lower horn?

If it was a custom body, I would have but it was a stock one with all the holes already. It is a wonky body shape to begin with so the wonky guard design seems fitting. LOL

I used a Mustang guard with a steeper curve on my stained Jag-Stang project and it seemed to match the horn pretty well.