MR SCARY

plexified · Post by **plexified** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:39 pm

This thread is gonna blow up ! Stay tuned metro friends...he he

stef · Post by **stef** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:56 pm

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:51 am

It's slow go

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:47 am

Needs a dentist soon.

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 12:56 pm

Roughing out some gangly fingers. Creepy.

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:16 pm

stef · Post by **stef** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:23 pm

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:02 pm

This blank came from Warmouth. It already had a large control cavity routed so I filled most of it in except for enough space for a single pot. I'll leave the original cavity plate on I think. I actually have a German made Floyd. I just have to fiqure out how I'm going to get a wire over to the jack. I didn't think about that when I filled it in.

I think I'll shoot some black over it first and then hand brush some acrylic white and black. I also have some semi gloss nitro.

I found an ESP backplate that is for a contoured heel. Its looks crocked in the pic but it just has some weird angles.

plexified · Post by **plexified** » Sun Aug 24, 2014 2:59 pm

Mr. Scary is definitely a worthy heading , sorry you changed it . The build looks awesome . Did you consider my suggestion for the rear control cavity and the paint ? HIt me back and if you want a period correct Floyd , I have one . The origionals had fucked up heights on the saddles and could not match neck radius profiles . AND think of a one meg volume pot for this beast ! if you do not like it full up , we used to file off the "difference" or the off spot . So it became an on off switch so to speak .

plexified · Post by **plexified** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:56 am

Ahh , well everyone used to think the Fender guitars of old sounded so good because of the nitro paint being thin and such . Well it turns out it was actually the sealer that was rock solid . Kramer and EVH used a hard resin on the bodies that was super close and was a key to the tone . Its a resin that can be buffed with a compound and a wheel and resists heat . You can put out cigarettes on it . But its got the mojo . Usually you can pick it up at an auto body supply . I like the acrylic resin cause its easier to clean up after , but its all good . It will fill in the woodgrain and I have dipped a lot of bodies . I do a special swirl paint job too . The resin sealer is critical , because I use water to suspend the paint when I do a swirl . The paint is oil based and floats so its super cool to see what shows up on the body when done . Like the Vai DNA gtr . I don't use blood , but still way cool Jr. I also use the resin straight so the dry time is super long . This way you can brush it on and just wait instead of a spray set up . Cleaning this stuff from your gun is a drag .

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 10:20 am

Would that be like a fiberglass resin?

stef · Post by **stef** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:35 pm

SRV's strat does not look like it had been painted (sealed etc) with anything "rock solid"

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:58 pm

I remember trying to remove some type of stuff under the paint of a Pacer body. I tried stripper but nothing worked. I busted out the heat gun and roasted the wood underneath.

vanhalen5150 · Post by **vanhalen5150** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:01 pm

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EPOXY-RESIN-COM ... 0811982160

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 2:36 pm

Fender started using that Fullerplast around '61 I understand.

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