Author Topic: New Warmoth Begins Life (Read 16108 times)

Searcher · « **on:** March 06, 2006, 01:46:53 AM »

I got my bits and pieces from Warmoth this weekend and went out and bought myself some paint. I should have the thing finished by the end of next week.

I assembled it a tiny bit today--just stuck the neck and bridge on it to make sure the hole all lined up where they're supposed to. Man, the neck on this thing is s-o-o-o well donoe. It's the smoothest neck ever. Shame they put smaller frets on it than I asked for. At least I think they did; it's kinda hard to tell for sure. Ah well. And the body has a couple of holes that it shouldn't, but the bridge covers one completely and the other one is in the control cavity. Plus there's a hole that goes from the neck pickup to the neck itself! I have no idea what they were trying to do there.

Overall I'm happy with it, though. And when my Warpig comes for the bridge I'll be sure to post a clip or two. :D

love_o_rock · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2006, 02:11:40 AM »

1. Did you hire a photagrapher for the back drop. :lol:

2. What color paint?

Searcher · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2006, 02:46:08 AM »

Quote from: love_o_rock

1. Did you hire a photagrapher for the back drop. :lol:

2. What color paint?

Heh. Nah, I have my own little studio in my basement. The paint will be this garish colour (I think I'll leave the back of the neck natural though):

Bird · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2006, 03:50:05 AM »

So far so good. I'm curious about the extra holes though, you should ask them what they hell they're for. I've been wanting to do a Warmoth for a while, and a few others on the forum have mentioned them as well, so keep us posted :D

Dakine · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:28:24 AM »

You are gonna have this finished (i.e. painted also) by end of week?
Is that wise?
Paint needs to be "shadowed", cured, coats, lacquer.

Please NOT trying to tell ya how to do it, and ya may have a booth etc. but when I was taught to paint it is a very laborious process to get VERY good.

Just wondering.

Bird · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:33:12 AM »

Unless you're going for that EVH paint job. Then all you need is a couple cans of spray paint and 10 minutes of your time

Dakine · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:35:24 AM »

If thats the finish you want, yes def. correct.
Sorry, was'nt trying to be bolshy.
Just I was "taught" to spray paint (on cars) and am abit damn picky is all and would'nt do anything but a 110% job on a guitar if mine.
But spray paint and ventilation is fine. No problems there.

Bird · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:41:23 AM »

I did some reading on that as well and it can be quite a process. Fillers for the grain, depending on the wood, and all the wet sanding. This site has a lot of info http://home.flash.net/~guitars/ But they don't ship their products out of the US. I think they've got a how to section on there. But if you want the products shipped to Canada they have to got to a border store since they're classed dangerous goods.

Dakine · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:51:14 AM »

Ahh, not so good then, kinda drag.

I just undercoat (this is in general btw, not talking specifics to the piece, i.e. guitar/car) times at least three with wet sanding next. Then "shadow", this is VERY light top coat. The high spots become more apparent doing this. Then sand, shadow etc. till uniform. Then topcoat times two, then mix any additive like flake or shell, then topcoat times three. Then FINE sand then lacquer etc. as required.

Thing is, I let the paint CURE for at least a day on every coat (more depending on weather) if not in a bake oven. And I don't put the lacquer on for about 5 days after paint allowing more cure time for paint.

Of course. Ovens make the process WAY easier, but I was taught (old school) with cellulose paint (not Two Pack etc.)

Paint can be funny thing and is VERY open to personal prefference, just like paint on a canvas aka Art ;)

sambo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2006, 08:22:24 AM »

wicked man that looks so cool

blue · « **Reply #10 on:** March 06, 2006, 09:34:57 AM »

the hole from the neck cavity to the neck pickup route is the only way they can drill a hole between the two pickup cavities for the wire from the neck pickup. unless someone has invented a special bendy drill bit? :roll:
interesting looking axe by the way, i wouldn.t have thought of a strat neck on an sg, but it looks fine. good luck with the whole thing.

indysmith · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2006, 12:30:04 PM »

What can go wrong with painting? why don't you just spray it? haha

_tom_ · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2006, 12:42:37 PM »

When I repainted my old strat I just sanded down the wood till it was all smooth etc (after stripping). I then added sanding sealer, and then sanded that flat, added another coat and sanded flat. Then added Halfords primer, 2 coats, 3 coats of Halfords Colour, then 3 ish coats of Halfords Lacquer. I'm planning on doing it again soon seeing as I dont really like the colour I did it :lol:

Dakine · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2006, 01:51:05 PM »

I made assumptions to his set-up due to his "pro" looking photo backdrop :)

Searcher · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2006, 04:06:55 PM »

Ok, you can all lay off me for the backdrop! :P :P :P But she looks so pretty there . . . :)

Err, right. I was gonna spray it with urethane paint, but I'm having second thoughts, due to my dodgy health already and urethanes being fairly toxic. So I will try to find some waterbased stuff. Apparently they have all kinds of options for spraying that they didn't used to have.

Dakine, thanks for the spraying tips! Actually, I have a bit of experience in spraying from when I used to be a signwriter. Unfortunately, I wasn't very good at it. Heh. But at least I know what I'm in for and I figure I'll get it right.

I'm pretty sure you don't shadow a guitar, because if you sand through the colour to the sealer, then it can make your finish patchy. I'm gonna go: 1 coat filler-->2 coats sealer/primer-->about 5 coats colour-->maybe 5 coats clear.

I can spray up to 3 coats per day if the weather doesn't suck too much. And I'll let it all cure for maybe one week or so before I polish and buff it. So it is possible to get it finished in two weeks, I guess. I don't know if I want to stick a guitar in an oven! That might be ok for cars, but guitars?

Bird, I'll check out that link for any tips, cheers!

Blue--ah, I didn't know that. Well, I knew about the drill bits, but didn't put 2 and 2 together. ;) I've never noticed that hole in any other guitar! I guess I can fill it with something, if I feel like it.

Cheers, guys. This is something I've wanted to do for ages! I did it for my second ever guitar, but I stuffed it up back then coz I had no clue what I was doing. But now I've got a few years more experience under my belt and I hope this one turns out as good as I imagined it would.