Buxom Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I picked up an old Ibanez RG with an original Edge trem for $20. Rough shape, but I'm bringing it back from the dead. Pics later, already tore it down, starting to sand and smooth it. Probably just going to bondo the dings, smooth it, prime it, and paint it. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Alright, game plan. needs a new neck. (old one was spraypainted and has a split clean down the middle) Gonna get this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Ibanez-RG350-Wizard-II-NECK-TUNERS-Guitar-Locking-Nut-Pink-/200888960377?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D5620631257189563998%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D200888960377%26 Doing 2 coats of white as a base, and some kind of pink trim, then clear coating it. Going to keep the pickups the same for now (not even sure what kind, look like OEM Dimarzios, tbh.) Going to get a compensated nut so I don't have to use the locking one. I've got a few more ideas. Later, though. For $20, I did well. The electronics work (tested before dismantled) The trem works (tested) and It's going to look great. Now, the idiot that had it before me spraypainted it without taking it apart, and miraculously got none on the chrome section of the bridge. The inside of the bridge cavity, however, is a different story. The pickups were spray painted (but miraculously work) basically everything but the bridge was spraypainted. this is going to be for when I have extra time and money, btw. I'll update when i update the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Nice one man.. Projects like this are always cool.. As you may know im doing one from scratch.. But restoration of a guitar thats been treated badly is always a good thing :) Keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 I like your door. It's really excellent. This is going to be difficult, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 That's going to be cool. I don't trust myself to do a guitar project that ambitious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I like your door. It's really excellent. This is going to be difficult, though. Cheers man :) And yeah this work requires alot of preperation and precision.. Which I dont always have lol (and many many many hours of sanding ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 I was a C student in woodshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Both sides have been bondo'd. Only need to sand the back, then do the sides/intricate areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishrogue Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I admire anyone that brings a guitar back from the woodchipper. I ran across an old Martin 2-17 mahogany parlor guitar that someone tried to fix, but failed. I noticed that the Martin logo was missing and contacted the people there to see whose arse I needed to kiss to get my hand on a Martin decal. I'm told it's a special type, that is difficult to install properly. Still waiting to hear back from my contact at Martin. Has anyone else run into this problem? How do restore a guitar to original condition without being able to attach a logo? I've got a pretty good color laser printer...maybe that would work. Feedback welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaysEpiphone Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Yeah Bux, 20$, that is a steel and you get to be the one to make it like you want to so its a win win. If its the same type pups that came stock on my Iby they basically suck, use-able but not very good. The switch is trash as well so save your money and plan on replacing those when you can, I put a genuine Al-parts switch in mine and had some custom pups made for it. The pot's aren't to bad at-least not the one's in my SA. I spent 120$ on three custom wound pups and less then 25$ for the switch, I'm not a genius at wiring guitars so after I tried and failed I paid my local tech 30$ to fix my mess of wire's. I paid some where around 200$ for the guitar when I got it (used) so for a bit over 300$ I now have a nice sounding guitar. I am planing on replacing the neck as it's now crooked as a mountain road, Warwick will custom make any neck and has a cost calculator on there web-site that is quite complex, looks like the way to go when I get 300$ ahead for the new neck. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 First coat. I think I'm going to do 3, actually. Also, it's snowing, perfect timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Wow, love the iridescent blue thing you got going on there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 It's from my low quality camera and the darkness of my shed. I can't believe people pay to have photos edited like this, when all you need is a lack of internal lighting and a 1.2MP camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Ended up doing 4 coats. With 3, you could still see some blemishes and putty. Looks good, though. Drying now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 The best thing about getting your hands dirty is that a huge chunk of you gets imprinted on the guitar and however it turns out, It always feels better than stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 I'm changing direction on this guitar. I did a totally custom finish. 7 coats of white, then I lightly sprayed and dumped/threw blue chalk onto the wet paint. When it dried, I rubbed it in by hand, then I wet sanded it and it gave it kind of a blue pastel look with splotches of blue and white all over. it looks amazing, but it's so light that my camera doesn't really pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 I hope you guys can see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Love the idea of using the chalk???... (I might steal it at some time!) Unusual finishes are always risky. That's what's so cool about them. If it doesnt take b***s and a certain amount of blind faith (sorry Eric) it aint worth doing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 It's a really difficult thing to do. I did 4 coats of gloss (first 3 non sanded for build up, last one sanded for the new paint) and then 3 coats of matte white because it's more porous. spray your 7th coat, then let it dry. then, lightly spray it, and lightly dust with the chalk. (it's the industrial kind that goes on pulleys and w/e, it's dust) let that dry, then rub that in by hand. get more dust and rub that in by hand on each side. knock out any excess dust, then bring it in for wet sanding. wet sand the hell out of it with 220 grit paper or finer (depending on how you want the splotches to look) and go in circles, then cut in half with a straight line, repeat the process. once you've gone over the whole surface, take the liquid and rub it all over. (it will have blue dust in it) wipe away the excess, repeat. once you're satisfied with it, fill any cavities with CLEAN water. (I'm talking open a bottle and pour it in) get q tips and rub them into any crevices with the water still in there. pour it out and the body against a fan on full blast for several hours. that's basically what I did over 2 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 It's a really difficult thing to do. I did 4 coats of gloss (first 3 non sanded for build up, last one sanded for the new paint) and then 3 coats of matte white because it's more porous. spray your 7th coat, then let it dry. then, lightly spray it, and lightly dust with the chalk. (it's the industrial kind that goes on pulleys and w/e, it's dust) let that dry, then rub that in by hand. get more dust and rub that in by hand on each side. knock out any excess dust, then bring it in for wet sanding. wet sand the hell out of it with 220 grit paper or finer (depending on how you want the splotches to look) and go in circles, then cut in half with a straight line, repeat the process. once you've gone over the whole surface, take the liquid and rub it all over. (it will have blue dust in it) wipe away the excess, repeat. once you're satisfied with it, fill any cavities with CLEAN water. (I'm talking open a bottle and pour it in) get q tips and rub them into any crevices with the water still in there. pour it out and the body against a fan on full blast for several hours. that's basically what I did over 2 days Yes.. Sanding sanding and then more sanding.. lol its probably the most boring thing about it.. Looks like you got a nice idea there.. look forward to seeing the whole thing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Well, the sanding wasn't the most difficult. Building the tone with the chalk was. sanding was a close second Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Well, the sanding wasn't the most difficult. Building the tone with the chalk was. sanding was a close second your not done yet :P ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Yea, I pretty much am. All I have to do is shoot it with clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 partially reassembled. looking for pickup rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Hello! Nowadays I make guitarstands from waste wood pieces. I usually sand them gradually changing to a smoother sanding cloth. When I find it good enough, I change to very fine steel wool and wet polish/sand the wood. It becomes like marble! That's what I would have done to this guitar. Try it on a piece of wood to see what a beautyful results You can get doing so. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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