Fabric finish - urban camo (pics)

[Inazone]

I'm sure some of you remember the fabric finish idea presented by (former) JCFer Jimosity long, long ago. There were some complications in getting the job done, and things didn't turn out as planned, but with a bit of searching through various websites, I came up with what I needed to achieve something close to my desired goal. Nothing cleans up a refinish-gone-bad like decals!

JCFers, I present the world's only Jackson Concept JDX-94 Dinky in urban camo fabric finish...and a bunch of stickers. (I couldn't afford a digital camera after all those decals, so the pictures blow.)

Before -- note the lovely faded red finish. [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img]



After -- a combination of eBay purchases and a few from www.military-graphics.com:





Note that the clearcoat was not buffed on this guitar, so it feels like a satin finish...a very rough, bumpy, scuffed up satin finish. But no matter! Nobody will see it, since it's camouflaged! And believe it or not, it sounds amazing.

[ChickenScratch]

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Nice work man, would have loved to see some close ups of the edges too though.

[Inazone]

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I tried to get some closer shots, but my $20 almost-35mm camera couldn't focus. Only the top of the guitar has fabric; the back and sides are just black paint. If not for paint smudges and glue bleed-through on some of the white areas, it actually turned out OK around the edges. Unfortunately, those flaws really stood out, especially along the edge nearest the output jack.

[Jacksonfan]

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Very cool! The clearcoat looks better matte. High gloss just doesn't go with camo, kinda defeats the purpose! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Nice job [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

Chris

[Newc]

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Nice job [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
That was the tutorial from ProjectGuitar.com, right?
Is that the really thick material like for pants or jacket shells? I had (have) some of that and some desert camo that's real thick, and it was pretty difficult to work with. I prefer the thinner cotton material like Snakeskin or Zebra.
The desert camo also had visible cording in it (or whatever the hell ya call it where it looks like a grid) - I tried to find some tactical overlay designs to draw on top of it but didn't get very far [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Inazone]

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Nope, no tutorial here. Jim(osity) did the fabric and clear, and I did the decals. I did supply the fabric though, and it was the heavy style. He had trouble getting it to stick, and it took more clearcoat due to the fabric texture. The cording you mention is visible if you look at it from a few inches away, but just barely.

[tonemonster]

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Looks pretty good Inazone! nice job!

newc-you tried this too? I thought you only worked with Krylon? [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[sparky]

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Very cool!!!

[ranalli]

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Looks fantastic....like it alot!!!

[Reverend Timmy]

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Great Job!....I like the graphic a lot............

[RR05xx]

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I like that. Nice work! (I have a camo on the way myself and now you have me drooling!).

[SeventhSon]

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Killer!!!

[guitarsjb]

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Cool, I like it.

[bonghits]

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Nice work. Looks even better than an Ibanez JEM77 Floral Pattern( you know, the whole fabric finish thing, LOL!). Fantastic job all around! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img]

[Newc]

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Tone - Yeah I tried it a couple of times:

Warmoth Star with Jackson AT-1 neck:


Mustaine KV Pro:


I've also done stickers and waterslides:


I might redo this one in Krylon on my Concert V bass.

Newc