The Insane METAL Stratocaster Final Finishing Steps
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- Опубликовано: 15 апр 2020
- In this video we finish off the paint work and polishing on this awesome metal topped guitar, including putting our finish on the neck. Remember to check out the next episode, where we will get this thing finished up and test it out.
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Cool stuff, as always, can't wait to see the completed guitar!
Thanks. We’re almost there haha.
Thanks for spending the time on this video, Brad! Now that I'm shooting more vids I can feel the pain of how long it takes to get good shots and go through the editing process! Great looking guitar, I hope, after all the work, it sounds just as amazing!!
Thank you Karl
Great video! Very thorough & detailed. This video explicitly demonstrates the difference & effort required to achieve a “show car finish “ & a quick production assembly line finish.
As a painter for 33 years, I can appreciate your attention to detail.
You have helped many humans!
Thanks much, RevoKC
Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
Excited to see it all together, love your work.
Thank you.
I finally get to watch this one! Nice to see you using the liquid ice again, I love using that since you recommended it!
Glad you enjoy it!
Fantastic work, as per usual. Very nice Brad
Thank you Steve.
Cant thank you enough for these vids.... You've inspired me to do a flip paint job on my Ibanez... Just on the base coat at the mo but its going well. Ive never really worked with spray cans.... Thanks again man. The guitar in this vid looks amazing btw!
Thank you. I’m glad you like it.
That is just so cool. Thanks Brad.
Awsome man, cant wait for the next!, i enjoyed the longer video man, more depth to it👍
Thank you. I was wondering how people would react to that.
Another Awesome vid man! In the future I would love to see a “dream guitar” build. Personal to you for what you’d play, all quality wood and materials, high end pickups, locking tuners, everything is the best and your ideal part or product. Probably not anytime soon, but putting that out there bc I am planning my own , and seeing you build one would be entertaining!
That sounds like a great idea.
TAKE MY MONEY!!! Killer killer job man, as usual. Haha
Thanks Martin
Obviously I heartily approve of the color choice on this one. Great concept and execution.
Thank you Joe
Nice to see you matched the headstock color with the body. I didn't like the color at first, but it's growing on me- can't wait to see what you throw in there. Great vid.
Thanks Eric. The headstock has a metallic silver undercoat to match up to the body somewhat while keeping the lighter scheme going up top.
Looks great! Man I love that green...and the fact that you mention Mohawk finishes. I used their products for years, fantastic stains and, well pretty much everything. I like the fact that our local dealer had pretty much every wood finishing tool and or product you could ask for. I spent THOUSANDS of dollars there over the years. heh
I enjoy your videos, the explanations and voice over stuff is informative and spot on. Nice work Brad.
Thanks Greg. I’m glad you like the videos, and I agree Mohawk makes great stuff.
thanks for doing this, I have learned so much from this.
Thanks for watching
Man, I love how that guitar turned out
Thank you!
@@BradAngove not at sweett send me the address to sweettguitars@outlook.com. I won't share it. I'll only use it to send you some stuff!
Coming along just fine. All the colors are great. Can't wait until you start putting the planets on it.
Some really interesting information there Brad. The sandpaper combo and scotch brite is really good and is something i need to get rite. That colour green though is amazing.
Thanks Andy.
Looks amazing
Thanks Lucas
You should consider doing finishing work on drum shells as additional content. This is a subject that doesn't get much attention via the DIY community, as far as I can tell, and would be a major money saver for those looking to build custom drum kits.
Interesting idea. I don’t have any drum shells, but I’ll keep it in mind.
It's amazing how the "figure" dances around under that paint. Can wait to see her all put together!
Thanks doc
Brad that's sick!
Thanks!
Looks great Brad! It's just about time to fire it up so we can hear it rip.
Almost there!
The way the light catches the metal is very similar to a highly figured wood. So cool to see how this turned out.
Thanks Bruce.
Looking sweet it's a keeper.
Thanks Scott
New subscriber bro love ur videos
Hey Brad....have you ever tried lightly wetsanding the clear and the buffing with compound for a mirror finish? OK. Forget that comment lol.
I'm coming from a 'used car parts' angle......we wetsand and polish used headlights, then buff to an almost OEM finish. It's an 800, 1000, 1500 grit then a pink open cell buffpad with compound. I was just wondering how that would turn out. I have an old Pacifica that I refinished and I used your suggestion of 'wipe on poly'. It turned out super-smooth to the point you can't stop touching it. I am curious what a buffer and compound would do to a satin finish of poly.
The facemask thing is quite serious. I visit many bodyshops daily, and the one common thread is that I walk away thinking that the painter has inhaled too many fumes. I'm not joking at all....they are all exhibiting symptoms of what i would call 'chemical-induced brain damage' I'm totally serious. It's always the painters.
I've thought about this and my theory is that the guys I run into who do the spraying in the booth are all around my age (45-55), and they have been in the industry for many years when the safety standards were not so rigid or enforced. You can breathe a lot of paint in a day with an ill fitting mask or no mask at all.
I can’t wait for the play through can you do a couple old Blink-182 riffs from ‘94
Those are probably the only blink 182 riffs I would know haha.
From the video it looks like the clear coat darkens it a bit, The sanding seems to make it lighter, Rob
Yes, clear coat always makes the finish look a little darker. Sanding of course makes it look a bit lighter, but polishing brings back that fresh clear coat look.
Man I would love for you to paint my custom Ibanez! Great work brother!!
Thank you sir.
I’ve been watching your videos for awhile now you inspired me , thank you , but I have a wall with 15 guitars and I want to sand them all! Damm you lol
Looks fabulous Brad much better than I thought it would to be honest! The razor blade was always gonna be hard to pull off and you have! Well done mate.. what's the air polisher your using? I have the same sander but its louder than a Vulcan bomber!
The polisher is a proto I think. Either that or star. Can’t remember off the top of my head.
@@BradAngove cheers brother I'll have a look now as I could do with a air powered one.
The Hulk would be proud to own that axe
Do you figure he would smash it?
Have you ever used the clear coat build up around cut outs as a design element? I was remembering your carve, would something like that add a little more depth/relief to an area or would it still look like just excess build up? Lol, asking for a friend. Came out Killer, congrats.
I’ve never really considered that. It has always just seemed like an imperfection to me.
Brad, when you remove the “spindle” (the piece that you have in place of the neck for painting) is that difficult? You have sprayed multiple layers and I would assume those layers would dry where the temporary piece meets the body. Does it crack or how does removing that go? I was just curious on the process of removing it from the body after you have painted so many layers. THX!
I check to make sure it isn’t stuck in there with the paint, but generally it’s not an issue. If I’m worried I just run a razor blade around the edge to make sure it’s properly separated.
I just used masking tape under and above my one. And changed the tape when i changed colours.
Trying to do a project guitar paint.
And it just so happens that’s the green metal color is the exact color I was looking for.
The paint you use is car paint?
It’s an acrylic intended for automotive applications, yes.
That guitar looks awesome. If you were to use normal tung oil as a neck finish instead of this modified one (that I can't get where I live), what steps in the process would be different?
It would be the same steps, it would just take many more coats and take much longer to dry. I used pure tung oil on my les Paul build series. Some tung oils are modified (polymerized) and just don’t say it.
I would love to see a video on how to sand the sides without hosing up the rounded edges where the top/back meet the sides. I've ruined two strat-type bodies and I can't figure out how to do it without ruining it.
What is happening to it when you do it?
@@BradAngove It's hard to explain but I screw it up right where the top and side meet. I either take too much off of one or the other and ruin the flow of the shape if that makes any sense
@@BradAngove I posted and image of what I mean on Instagram and tagged you
ls there going to be a finial video and assembly of the metal strat.
Yes, I’m just waiting for my pickups to come in because I had the wrong number of conductors.
Hey Brad!
Great project here...
I need to ask your advice on a situation in which I find myself:
Doing my very first build, I sanded the Rustoleum triple thick clear to 1200 before taping up for some candy fan shapes. Is that too fine a grit? Will I encounter problems with the Roth candy paint sticking?
Ya, that’s a bit too fine. I’d aim for 800 grit or 1000 tops.
I’m gonna try to rough it up with a red scotch brite pad as I peel off tape.
I can't find a video of the finished guitar. Where could i find it, or some pictures?
The pictures are on Instagram. I just need to finish off the electronics and then I will post the video of the finished guitar.
Do you break the edges on the routed cavities before painting. I'm wondering if this might be the cause of the ridges around the cavities.
No. This happens next to essentially any edge.
@@BradAngove It's strange. I have not finished a guitar but I've built lots of furniture. When I was an apprentice the first thing the journeymen taught me was to never leave a sharp edge before finishing. I always break edges and I've never experienced what you are seeing. Now that I'm retired I'm going to build a couple of guitars instead of buying them. It will be interesting to see if the same thing happens to me.
Loved the blue, shame it didn't show the effect like you hoped. The green looks pretty nice too. With the wax method, turned out really nice. Just wondering if it's something that would need to be redone over time?
What was method is that sorry? The was polish method in the back?
Brad Angove yeah sorry. With the wax and 0000 steel wool
I haven’t had to redo that on any of my prior builds.
@@BradAngove Would the Meguiar's ultimate paste wax be ok to use for this?
as much as I like your work. I liked the raw aluminum better and would have loved to see that clear coated. But as always thanks for the video.
Thanks
Can the same holographic effect work with copper? And would clear coat stick to copper ass well as it does with the steel you used?
Copper has some unique issues with clear coat. It would probably do ok with the patterning, but you need specific products to finish it.
@@BradAngove okay thanks dude, awesome guitar by the way. I hope lockdown isn't driving you too crazy.
My lockdown is going reasonably well. I’m managing to keep insanely busy as usual haha. How about you?
I'm currently in Philippines and they change the rules every day on top of having a LIQUOR BAN!! It's terrible ahaha. Anyway, I hope all is good and I wish you the best.
Thin the paint and use a higher pressure to reduce that orange peel. I'm assuming theres too much paint going on
It could probably do with being thinned a bit.
If you coat with Spraymax 2k , how long should you wait to polish?
24 hours usually
Brad Angove gotcha, thanks
Looks good. Do you do this as a business?
I make metal pickguards as part of a business, but it’s not my main job by any means.
Do you ever use Japan Drier with Tung Oil?
I’ve never tried it
@@BradAngove It works well with boiled linseed oil. Just a few drops in your oil cup and wipe down the neck. Helps it dry fast, keeping it from staying sticky. I saw 1 guy wipe the Japan drier on the back of the neck and head stock and then put the oil on. He has some great videos so I trust he knows what he's doing. His RUclips name is "Highline Guitars."
Yeah, Chris has some great stuff. Good choice.
and here's where I stick my head up out of the Covid hole and say "Mine?" a la the seagulls in Finding Nemo...
Hahaha great reference
Have you ever tried hydrodipping
Not really. Just a small bit of swirl painting.
Where is the test of this guitar?! Did it end up being a feedback monster? The suspense is killing me.
I’m still dealing with some grounding problems on it because I don’t know what I’m doing. So quite the opposite as of now haha. I’ll try to get it sorted out and put up a demo.
@@BradAngove Hell Yes. Thanks for the response even though it's on an older video! I'm sure you have a lot of tasks that keep you busy, especially with the upcoming GGBO. If I may make some suggestions for that video where you show off the sound of the metal stratocaster... do a mix of clean and distortion sounds. Also potentially acoustic sounds. I'm looking forward to the final outcome.
Ya, I’ll test it in all the usual channels for sure.
Next video is how to paint butterscotch finish
Is it?
@@BradAngove Just wanna know how to paint butterscotch finish. I already strip my guitar to paint butterscotch but i don't know how
You just use the standard painting methods that I have done tutorials on, but use a butterscotch paint.
Brad Angove I don’t think of it. Thanks a lot
Looks Fantastic
Yes Sir Awesome Job
TFS Enjoyed ....$t@y $@f3😷
Thanks man. You as well.
I still want to buy this guitar ?
Good to hear?
How much will you be selling this masterpiece for??
No idea. It depends on whether it actually works in the end haha.
@@BradAngove you need your name ir some custom logo on the headstock in dark green to black fade
For heavens sake stop talking?
No