The RESTORED PMC thread!!

[Tubarão Guitars]

looks amazing so far.
and pleeeeeeeease add a LOT of neon hot pink to that PMC swirl, man!
I just love NEON PINK and NEON GREEN PMC swirls!!!

[barbarelaxe]

Originally Posted by nuno

ps: i'd keep the logo as it is, ok it's scratched but not too much and it looks cool. or i'd wait stripping it down until i've got the exact PMC logo replica in my hands. please don't strip it until that moment.

exactly what I was thinking. I'm not going to touch the headstock until I get the proper decal.

Originally Posted by Tubarão Guitars

and pleeeeeeeease add a LOT of neon hot pink to that PMC swirl, man!
I just love NEON PINK and NEON GREEN PMC swirls!!!

Hi Wil, since you ask so nicely I'll see what I can do

ok, not much to report this time. The guitar is stripped and I started applying the sealer. The wood is so dry that the first coat was completely soaked and it looked like theres no sealer on it at all.
The big thing this week is the neck. I started cleaning it. Here is a picture of the first 2 frets so you will see the difference and understand the "magnitude" of the task.

[AnDr3wYoN]

Your board looks more like Rosewood than Maple :P

[Reinder]

This mission could and should be a tv show on Discovery Channel! I know I would watch it.

[rickcard71]

Originally Posted by Reinder

This mission could and should be a tv show on Discovery Channel! I know I would watch it.

Yeah, right, I would, that would be great.

[AnDr3wYoN]

Originally Posted by Reinder

This mission could and should be a tv show on Discovery Channel! I know I would watch it.

Yea I think that would help lots of people, like me ;P, learn how to setup guitars and stuff properly.

[carbons2k]

wow... that neck is a mess.. What are you using to clean it up? Looks like u got a dremel going.

[TAorama]

Yeah, screw the documentary about the crew digging the frozen Lockheed P-38 out of the glacier and restoring it to flying condition. THIS is a project of historic proportions!

[barbarelaxe]

I'm using the electric tooth brush method described here:
http://www.jemsite.com/forums/f21/ma...ing-75764.html

It gets most of the stuff off but since it is so dirty theres a dark "shadow" left so then I switch to 0000 grade fine steel wool.
You need to be very patient since you don't want to scratch the maple or the inlays to much so it takes a lot of time especially at this level of dirtiness.
this neck is very old and worn so theres no clearcoat left on the boardto worrie about. If your neck is relatively new you need to be extra carfull not to take the clearcoat off, unless that is what you want to do.

[Jaden]

Avi, what a task mate !
I would be tempted to take the frets off and re-level the board..

good going man.

[barbarelaxe]

Originally Posted by Reinder

This mission could and should be a tv show on Discovery Channel! I know I would watch it.

Originally Posted by AnDr3wYoN

Yea I think that would help lots of people, like me ;P, learn how to setup guitars and stuff properly.

well this is kind of a photographed documentary
Not a very detailed one since I can't stop and take pictures every second but if you have any questions I'll be happy to answer the best I can.

Plus you can find a ton of info on the tech section.

[barbarelaxe]

Originally Posted by Jaden

Avi, what a task mate !
I would be tempted to take the frets off and re-level the board..

good going man.

Yeah I thought about it but surprisingly the frets are ok and not completelly worn out as you might expect considering the state of this guitar. So I'll do it the hard way and just polish the frets later.

[Batchimp RG]

Originally Posted by barbarelaxe

Good man, I was worried about the neck joint heel. Awesome thread....

[Ayrton]

Originally Posted by Jaden

Avi, what a task mate !
I would be tempted to take the frets off and re-level the board..

good going man.

That was my first thought as well. Pull the frets, and just refinish the entire neck.

[carbons2k]

Originally Posted by barbarelaxe

I'm using the electric tooth brush method described here:
http://www.jemsite.com/forums/f21/ma...ing-75764.html

Wife's toothbrush huh? hehehe looks amazing so far. More pix!