inter-mark cipher inspired build

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:14 am

cur wrote:Any way, give me some color ideas for this guitar. Maybe a pale robins egg blue?

Absolutely.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:34 pm

cur wrote:Any way, give me some color ideas for this guitar. Maybe a pale robins egg blue?

I bought a can of Design Master "Robins Egg" #792 at Hobby Lobby for my Kay Vanguard. I haven't tried it yet but it's
supposed to work well with Deft and Minwax lacquer according to someone over at reranch. I'd test it on some scrap first to make sure though.

http://www.createforless.com/Design+Mas ... 97970.aspx

cur · Post by **cur** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 2:03 am

I had purchased a 4p5t rotary switch for my 2 humbucker guitar build, but is so tall I would have to mod it to make if fit. The body I made is 1.5" thick and the switch was just under that. I looked around on ebay and found a 4p6t rotary switch that is considerably thinner. It is some old eastern european switch.

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So I will have 6 positions for two humbuckers, what should I do for each position? Lots of options.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 11:13 pm

Went to the auto paint place and they helped me pick out some base coat paint and a compatible clear coat. If I can finally get a day with the proper temp I should be able to shoot the thing in no time. 5 min between base coats. then I have a half hour wait to hit it with clear coat. I think around 5-10 minutes between clears and it can be polished 15 hours later. went with the muted robin's egg. several pics to show it is not really blue or green, but somewhere inbetween

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cooter · Post by **cooter** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:11 am

That's going to look great with the 3 ply white pickguard and those black n' chrome vintage pickups.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:58 pm

Wired the bucker one up and slapped some strings on it to see what I got. six way rotary switch 1. B bucker, 2. B single coil, 3, B and N single coils together, 4. both buckers, 5. neck single coil, 6 neck bucker.
No major problems with set up or playability. So Now I am ready for final sand and hit with some paint.

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cur · Post by **cur** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:23 pm

shot paint today. really liked the auto paint I got made. @70F, base coat was 2-5 minutes between coats. 20 minutes wait to clear coat after base coat. I had a couple spots where some dust got on it. so 20 minutes after base coat I did a quick 1000 grit wet sand then clear coated. 5 minutes between clear coats. the, 1 hour to dust free and 8 hours to wet sand. I had the gun set wrong on first clear coat and got a touch of orange peal. but kept shooting anyway to get a build up. will sand and buff tomorrow.

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iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:22 am

looks sexy

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:28 pm

Getting close to finishing this one off. 90% wet sanded and buffed. Then shield and mount the hardware. I have been trying to get the color right on film and finally got a shot that is close. The bottom picture is close. Robin's egg blue and mint picguard.

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:41 pm

Great job. Painting is my least favorite part of building. Well, make that the wet sanding and buffing.
Looks like you've got a smooth finish.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:53 pm

Thanks. It does look pretty good. I have a couple spots that I may touch up, but really only I would know about them. I had the base coat dialed in really good with my mini hvlp. My problem not putting the clear coat on thick enough so it didn't flow out well. It covered good so I did about 5 coats of clear and then wet sanded the orange peel down. I wet sanded 1000, 1500 to 2000. Two evenings worth of wet sanding. I used a polishing pad on my random orbital sander and used 3m rubbing compound. That did the trick. Then 3m hand glaze and finally meguiars ultimate quick detailer.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:11 am

welldone

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:04 pm

Getting ready to paint this guitar. However, I am re-thinking purple pearl. I keep thinking it will look too Ibanez-like with the black pickguard. I can go with pretty much any color you can think of because I am using custom mixed automotive paint. I still have a bunch of base coat reducer and I had to purchase 1 quart of clear (only used 80 mls). So all I would have to do is look through the color book and pick what every I want for base coat, because I have the rest of the stuff.

I do not want to go with white. Other than that I am open for suggestions/pic examples. Should I just go with the purple? IDK.

Brandon W · Post by **Brandon W** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:30 pm

Seafoam green. But i think it should be purple if that is what you wanted. Your gut is usually right.

Nice Btw!

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:50 pm

Eh, I'd agree that the purple would look sort of Ibanez like. I vote for TV Yellow.

Brandon W · Post by **Brandon W** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:55 pm

I thought of tv yellow and i like it for a tele or les paul esp. I think i would go shoreline gold or seafoam green. I always say seafoam green and then end up with something else. I do think it's my favorite color.

James · Post by **James** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:08 pm

Love the light blue. Always looks classy with mint.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:18 pm

Thanks guys.
Pens, I have one of these so maybe yellow is off the plate.

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Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:22 pm

For some reason I've missed this thread. Fuck ME, that's about one of the sweetest builds I've seen recently. I fucking LOVE it. I want.

cur · Post by **cur** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:02 pm

Brandon, I think you might be on to something with the shoreline gold. Classic and keeps that vintage vibe. Might be cool between shoreline gold and champagne pink. I will have to look at the big book of colors at the auto paint place. THey were really cool there and everybody was interested in helping with the guitar project. They seemed to have a good time working with me on what product line I should use and how to get the best results.