The RESTORED PMC thread!! - Page 3

robare99 · #31 12-09-2008, 09:31 PM

That is awesome man, I did a half hearted search for the guitar, but got stopped by the language barrier. Good luck! It will be a beauty when it's done!

Lefty Robb · #32 12-09-2008, 10:50 PM

I totally forgot you did your own swirls! The more work you put into it anyways means in the end a better guitar and something thats a lot closer to you than something that has been sitting under a bed for 20 years.

Rodney James · #33 12-10-2008, 01:23 AM

Cool Thread!

Fun Stuff...

Tubarão Guitars · #34 12-10-2008, 01:41 AM

can't wait to see the PMC alive again!

**jemaholic** · #35 12-10-2008, 07:40 AM

Keep the pix coming!!! We are all living vicariously through you on this project.

~j

barbarelaxe · #36 12-10-2008, 03:02 PM

Ok, step 2:
It is almost completely stripped. since it is not clearcoated and the paint is preety soft it comes of real easy, still a pain in the neck though.

Just realized I'll need to do some work on the claw as well since whoever striped the swirl off of it managed to flatten the edges of the "finger" routes (hope you know what I mean)
so I'll need to reshape them a little to give each "finger" a little more depth and restore it's roundness.

barbarelaxe · #37 12-10-2008, 03:06 PM

A picture worth a 1000 words

That's the before picture.

barbarelaxe · #38 12-10-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jemaholic

Keep the pix coming!!! We are all living vicariously through you on this project.

~j

Really? is it that bad?

**jim777** · #39 12-10-2008, 04:55 PM

Can't wait to see this one done

Rodney James · #40 12-10-2008, 07:22 PM

You could fill the monkey grip, pull the pyramids, drop in a tone block, custom paint it, remove the headstock face and light it on fire for the burned effect.

Crazy_Guitar · #41 12-10-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by barbarelaxe

Really? is it that bad?

It isn't bad... it's a sin, here!
And we really put our thoughts on you... best wishes! Good work so far.

As with the Lion's Claw, the best thing you can do is to route a deeper and larger cavity, fill the cavity with some basswood, and redo the cavity.
At least, the back side of the cavity...

Thumbs up!!!

carbons2k · #42 12-10-2008, 08:42 PM

What are you using to sand the old paint off? Grit? by hand or machine? So far so good. What a shame tho.

**GilkyBear** · #43 12-10-2008, 09:28 PM

She's in good hands. I would just sharpen up the claw a little bit, no need to fill it and redo it. I absolutely can NOT WAIT to see this after it's been dipped. Are you going to sand down and re-clear the fretboard as well?

barbarelaxe · #44 12-11-2008, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy_Guitar

It isn't bad... it's a sin, here!

I wasn't talking about the guitar but that is ok, I'm sure jemaholic understands.
Anyway I'm from Israel, jemah is in the states and you are in Portugal so I guess theres bound to be some sort of language barrier.

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Originally Posted by carbons2k

What are you using to sand the old paint off? Grit? by hand or machine?

I use a very coarse sanding paper, 80 grit i think ( thats the number printed on the back so...) with a handheld sanding machine to get most of the paint off. and then I switch to a lighter sand paper.The inside of the horns, the grip etc has to be done by hand.

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Originally Posted by GilkyBear

I would just sharpen up the claw a little bit, no need to fill it and redo it. I absolutely can NOT WAIT to see this after it's been dipped. Are you going to sand down and re-clear the fretboard as well?

Yes that is what I intend to do, no need to go overboard with this. The neck is going to get a thorough cleen-up and recleared. I'll also need to redo the headstock since it is scratched and worn, so if someone has a spare PMC decal or knows where I can get one, let me know