Recent content by lern2swim

I'm doing a solid color and not going all the way to bare wood.  Plus, as I said, I'm in the market for a palm sander so I figured I'd get some recommendations instead of just wandering into HD and picking one at random

Short version: Recommend some good quality palm sanders. Longer version: So, I've decided to prepare for future warmoth projects by refinishing my cheapo ibanez.  I'm not planning anything super difficult.  I just need to strip the existing paint down enough to spray the new finish.(rustoleum...

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So, I'm organizing my lefty iceman build for the near future.  I just got in the neck template(needed an accurate representation of the 3+3 headstock) and sent off an email to Warmoth to ask a couple questions.(whether I could send in the actual template, if so, should I cut the headstock part...

Also, if you put some masking tape/painters' tape over the spot you're drilling it helps prevent paint chipping.

And I'd disagree.  Beatles songs are easier to play than Malmsteen.  Which has better songs?  As I said, rock is not a competition, it's music, made for enjoyment.

Ok, so it sounds like the only thing I stated that was really erroneous was using a primer.  As I stated, I fully intend on testing out the krylon on maple to see how it feels, just wanted to see if anyone here had any experience with it already.  The main reason I wanted to try and avoid using...

Ran across this thread during a search and I'm totally bringing it back from the dead So, personally, I HATE(that's right, with capital letters) the extent to which the genre of metal has been subdivided at this point.  I think it really speaks volumes to the mentality that a lot of metal fans...

Okay, so I've been reading around on the board and other places online for the past few days and I think I've decided on what I'm going to do for my finish.  Just want to see if I'm missing anything. I'm going to go with a sprayed matte black all over with the krylon ultra flat.  I'll be the...

Personally, I'm going through Warmoth for my iceman because Ibanez has never made a lefty and I don't feel like spending $2500 getting one custom made.  If, by some small chance, I ever make it big enough to get a custom guitar, it would be an iceman like the one I'm going to build, but I would...

What about a matte finish?  I mean, obviously, any finish is going to wear down in one way or another eventually.  That matte finish dinky, for example, any areas wearing to a shine on that?  Of course, if I go matte, I have to figure out what to do with the neck.  Anyone ever play a matte...

I really don't care if the grain is visible.  I'd actually prefer it if it weren't.  I just want a low gloss finish instead of a glossy one.  Also, I've seen some comments related to Warmoth's satin neck finish stating that it eventually ends up shiny anyway.  Would I have to worry about that...

Ok, to get a bit more specific and talk about a particular direction, I have considered just going the spray paint route.  There's a couple of concerns I have though.  First, I would prefer a satin as opposed to flat.  I'd like a uniform finish throughout and I'm very very hesitant to go flat...

First of all, hello everyone, new to the board.  I'm in the planning stages of my first warmoth build and I could use some help.  I'm planning on building an iceman (I'm lefty, need I say more?) and I'm trying to sort out how to get the finish that I'm looking for. Body and neck wise, I'm...