Been working on painting the Old Kraftsman. Previously I mentioned that parts of the guitar had been sanded through the top ply in areas, and now I have been having problems with the finish in those areas. The finish sprays on fine and later it starts to crack like in the picture. I sanded the finish back, resprayed, sanded back, resprayed, etc. Seems to be better now but still not perfect. I don't know if the wood had been exposed to some kind of chemical in the past or what caused the problem. Wish I knew!
Using a picture of the headstock of another Old Kraftsman, I made up some scaled templates and carefully cut out the designs on some cardstock, taped in place on the headstock, and used an airbrush to paint the headstock logo.
I'm quite happy with how the headstock turned out. Still have to clean up the letters with holes in them (O, D, R, etc) and clean up a little overspray that worked its way between the templates and the headstock. I think it will look great when its cleaned up and clear coated.
Next, I taped off the body in an attempt to paint on the white "binding" (these guitars had painted on binding instead of real binding). Hope this works out well!
Once I finish the headstock logo and the binding, I'll be on to clear coating the entire guitar!
Next, I taped off the body in an attempt to paint on the white "binding" (these guitars had painted on binding instead of real binding). Hope this works out well!
Once I finish the headstock logo and the binding, I'll be on to clear coating the entire guitar!