Yorgle
-
Posts
164 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
6
Posts posted by Yorgle
-
-
Dennis G?
Uh, nope.
-
Calling all Wildkat/Alleykat owners here. I like to be different- instead of a Bigsby, I added a Vibrola-style tremolo with a custom rosewood tailpiece, changed the switch tip to cream to match the tremolo arm and binding, changed out the black/silver knobs for gold/silver bells and added a treble bleed capacitor to the master volume pot. In the future, I'd like to add a roller bridge and after that (if I can put it down long enough) I'd like to refinish the top to do a vintage-looking burst. I'd love to hear and/or see what others have done.
Wildkat mods
in Epiphone Electrics
Posted · Edited by Yorgle
The factory Antique Natural finish looked plastic and too yellow for my taste so this weekend I fixed it. I started by sanding the factory finish down to 1/3 of its original thickness with 220 and 320 grit. I didn't want to risk going all the way to the veneer because I don't know how thick it is and didn't want to accidentally sand through it. Next, I sprayed three on three coats of Minwax polyshade tinted polyurethane in a burst pattern, color sanding with 400 and 600 grit between coats. After the final coat hardened, I wet sanded it with 800-1000-1500 grit, then rubbed it down first with some 3000 microgrit and swirl remover. I stopped buffing just a wee bit less glossy than the original because I think it looks better that way. The first pic is after wetsanding but before polishing. The second pic shows the finished result. Unfortunately, my camera washes out the color. In real life, it's a very rich amber burst. The area between the pickups retains a hint of the original yellow. If you look at Crust's Wildkat in his post just above, you'll get a clear idea of the huge difference in color.