DXMG Project

[DonP]

You did all this in one day?

[S1I2F3]

You did all this in one day?

Haha, Yeah right! It's been a couple of weeks. I was going to start posting progress pics when I registered, but there was some hold up with that, so I was finally able to post stuff today.

[S1I2F3]

I just finished up cutting out the foam used to dress the bridge cavity. Gives it that "factory" look



This was the old foam:






Got this at the craft store (Jo-ann's or Michael's in the US)




Trim to fit:


Then (reverse) trace to foam backing:




Test fit:

[moku]

awesome job so far. thanks for sharing... i'm book marking this thread for future reference. my wife shops at jo-ann's all the time. never noticed those sticky foam sheets. great idea!

looking forward for the results of the vinyl sheets as well.

[S1I2F3]

Thanks for the words, all! Much more to follow

[Metal Spawn]

Got this at the craft store (Jo-ann's or Michael's in the US)

I had no idea who made this stuff or where I could get any for my project. Just found a seller on Ebay thanks to this pic... THANK YOU!!!

[S1I2F3]

I had no idea who made this stuff or where I could get any for my project. Just found a seller on Ebay thanks to this pic... THANK YOU!!!

Nice! Glad I could help!

[84sups]

So I guess I'll be hitting up some crafts stores to look for some. It always looked cool with the foam under the floyds.

[Anders]

Now this is how a project thread should look! I love to read threads like this, I'm really gonna enjoy following the progress!

[DeathThrashAttack]

now this is how a project thread should look! I love to read threads like this, i'm really gonna enjoy following the progress!

completely agree!

[S1I2F3]

My prints came in today, as promised:





I would like to comment on a few things here. First, take note of the scale I included on the upper part of the print. I checked with my ruler, and it is sized as I designed it, so each piece fits perfectly on the body/headstock - this is very important for obvious reasons. Second, take a look at that black edge burst! I'm such a cheater, but it's going to look way better than if I tried doing it with a rattle can (I've done it before - it's not fun)


As I mentioned before, Marc sent me 2 prints. The one shown has a protective laminate on top, and the other one does not. The non-laminated piece is probably half as thick as the laminated one, which *might* be better for this application, since I don't want a lip where the print meets the paint (the edge from top to side for example). If I accidentally sand through my clear coat into the laminated one however, I will not go through the inks. I do have 2 cans of clear though, so it should be easy to make a small edge disappear. Thoughts?


This is the name of the material, in case any of you are curious. It is used for car wraps, and it has a good amount of stretch to it, more if you apply a heat gun/blow drier, which is perfect for the light contours of guitar bodies.


These prints came out great, Marc at http://www.wrapvehicles.com/ is the man! His email responses were always quick (very important to me), and he made me feel like an important customer, even though my project is a drop in the bucket compared to the huge banners/vehicle/RV wraps that probably cost 100 times more. Can't wait to put this stuff on the body!

[Metal Spawn]

Oooh, the tension continues to build! Makes me anxious to get my own projects started.


BTW, I got some of that sticky-back foam ordered via Ebay... Thanks again for the info.

[S1I2F3]

BTW, I got some of that sticky-back foam ordered via Ebay... Thanks again for the info.

Glad to hear it! Post a before/after pic once you get it in

[warlok]

[S1I2F3]

Applying the vinyl to the front of the body:



Note that there is some texture to the material, there is a cross thread going on (to help strengthen the material from shearing when stretched is my guess). Will not be a problem to clear over:


(Bridge is taken apart for cleaning)




Here you can see that "lip" I mentioned before. I'll sand it lightly to bring it down a bit, then I will paint over the edge just a bit to get rid of the white edge from the material. Then it should be ready for clear.