my Dean Z project

[CJ]

so... i forgot about this. well, i didn't forget about the guitar, i forgot to post something up here. a few of you might remember this guitar. Wez was originally going to take on the project for me, but i wasn't quite comfortable shipping this overseas and having everything done at once. so i've been doing some things myself, and recently had some help from my uncle to start some routing.

here it is as i got it:



















here's a chrome tailpiece that i painted, beat up, and cleared over to match the rest of the guitar's paint scheme.




chiseled out most of the bondo:




we still did some routing to clean up the edges, but it was much easier with that bondo out of the way.







and here's how it turned out:








i started to paint over the filler piece to blend it in, but i never got a chance to take pictures or anything before i left for college. so unfortunately, it'll be a little while before there's any more work done to it...

comments/opinions/suggestions?

[FernandoDuarte]

Cool!

[WezV]

good work CJ!  i am glad you are getting it sorted   

nice idea to relic the hardware a bit too, i always thought it was going to be best to accept this guitars age and level of wear rather than make it look like new. 

[CJ]

good work CJ!  i am glad you are getting it sorted   

nice idea to relic the hardware a bit too, i always thought it was going to be best to accept this guitars age and level of wear rather than make it look like new. 

yeah, i'm really starting to think it looks awesome how it does now. i think once i get all the hardware on and everything, and once i put in some black battleworn BKP covers, i think it'll really look badass!

[Ratrod]

There's a big chance you'll see the contours of the inserted wood through the finish no matter how well you fill the cracks and sand.

Instead of normal filler, use fiber glass filler for the cracks.

[CJ]

There's a big chance you'll see the contours of the inserted wood through the finish no matter how well you fill the cracks and sand.

Instead of normal filler, use fiber glass filler for the cracks.

hm, thanks for the suggestion. this was actually the last thing i was working on before going off to college. the one side of the filler piece had no seam line at all once i painted over, but the back and top side had a visible seam, though not too bad. after filling, sanding, and repainting a few times, it's getting better, but still not as good as i want. how does this fiber glass filler work compared to wood filler?

[Ratrod]

When filler dries up it shrinks a little and usually stays a bit soft. Fiber glass filler doesn't shrink that much and becomes very hard, almost stone like.

[CJ]

When filler dries up it shrinks a little and usually stays a bit soft. Fiber glass filler doesn't shrink that much and becomes very hard, almost stone like.

ahh. i guess that would explain why there still appeared to be a gap even after i filled it. i'll try to get some of this stuff once i'm back home. is it any stronger... as in... will i have to be more careful with not getting it on surrounding areas?

[Ratrod]

It is a bit harder. It's OK if it's on the surrounding surface. Just sand it smooth with a sanding block.

Then go over it with regular filler and sand that with a block too.

You can check how level it is by applying a little spray paint between the sandings.

[CJ]

It is a bit harder. It's OK if it's on the surrounding surface. Just sand it smooth with a sanding block.

Then go over it with regular filler and sand that with a block too.

You can check how level it is by applying a little spray paint between the sandings.

ok, thanks again.

[Ibanez2570z]

Cool !  :lol:

[CJ]

Cool !  :lol:

thanks man, i hope that laugh isn't sarcasm!  :shock: