The RESTORED PMC thread!!

[TongueShredder]

Originally Posted by RG1820X

But then you would leave and still not have an awesome looking guitar.

True, but you will have a beautiful Hawaian girl to go home with

[rickcard71]

Originally Posted by TongueShredder

Man, you're willing to splash $4600 on a guitar? That would probably give you a 10 day stay in a 5 star hotel near Waikiki beach...

Yeah, but that is for only 10 days, he can own the guitar for the rest of his life. The guitar is the better bargain and it has resale value!

[robare99]

Originally Posted by TongueShredder

Man, you're willing to splash $4600 on a guitar? That would probably give you a 10 day stay in a 5 star hotel near Waikiki beach...

Meh, I've travelled a bit, Europe a couple times, Aussie once, the USA. I would love having that guitar it's one of the nicest PMC's I've seen. It would only increase in value! as for the Hawaiian hottie, LOL I have the hottie dept covered.

[barbarelaxe]

Originally Posted by Lordiesel

Yours is on track to look something like this one.

I got a picture of this one hanging in front of me at the workshop amongst a few other PMC pictures and I realy love it.

Originally Posted by ET Guitars

Good colors Avi. I like your purple, its the one I struggle with (I'll trade you a purple for a pink ).

Looks like you'll need to test the purple more though before the big dip. It looks like its "pushing" the other colors aside and fading out in the centre, and concentrating the other colors (I hope you know what I mean, as a fellow swirler).

I think its going to look great my friend!!!

Hi Ernie, happy new year. Yeah I know exactly what you mean. We all have to tackle the same issues eventually.
The purple started out as a standart RAL 4005 or 4006 (I'm not sure) mix of pigments, then it got a seconed dose of the same pigments minus the red to give it a deeper or richer look. It looked great in the paint can but when I tested it it was kind of blueish, so the paint guy add half a dose of the red pigment and that did the trick.
The guy that mix the paint for me is great and very "on board" with the whole swirling thing. We always start out with a standard RAL mixture and then experiment until we get exactly what I want.

[bob mclaughlin]

Originally Posted by Lordiesel

Yours is on track to look something like this one.

I like that one also...........

[satrianirocks]

You do realize that some yellowing of the maple will be from the sealer and/or laquer that they applied to seal the fretboard. Did the guy before you take all the sealer off?

[barbarelaxe]

Originally Posted by Brosa

Stop talking and start dipping my friend!

Originally Posted by Lefty Robb

Oh just get on with it already, your killing us

Guys, this is my first thread ever that went up to 8 pages, let me enjoy the attention for a little bit longer

on a more serious note, this one has to be perfect. I'm preparing dipping bowls all the time, If they are just ok I dip a randon piece of wood and I'm waiting for the perfect bowl. If I can go through 5 different bowls for someone elses guitar, I sure am going to put the same effort into my own.

[seaninsjca]

Originally Posted by barbarelaxe

If I can go through 5 different bowls for someone elses guitar, I sure am going to put the same effort into my own.

I knew that there had to be something behind all those awesome swirls.

[barbarelaxe]

Originally Posted by satrianirocks

You do realize that some yellowing of the maple will be from the sealer and/or laquer that they applied to seal the fretboard. Did the guy before you take all the sealer off?

Yes I know that, but if you go back and check the previous pictures of the neck you will see that it was on the verge of black. whatever little clearcoat that was left on it was removed during the cleaning process. Now it only has some sort of very light "shadowing" effect in some places. when I'm done, I'll reapply a thin layer of clearcoat to seal it again.

[ET Guitars]

Good colors Avi. I like your purple, its the one I struggle with (I'll trade you a purple for a pink ).

Looks like you'll need to test the purple more though before the big dip. It looks like its "pushing" the other colors aside and fading out in the centre, and concentrating the other colors (I hope you know what I mean, as a fellow swirler).

I think its going to look great my friend!!!

[Lordiesel]

Guitars don't nag

. . .

[TongueShredder]

Originally Posted by Lordiesel

Guitars don't nag

. . .

There are ways to keep her from nagging haha

[Crazy_Guitar]

Looking good!

[barbarelaxe]

ok ,a little bit more. Here are the factory scallops:





And after 30 minutes of slow and careful work:







Not perfect but much much better.

[Don't Panic Ok?]

Thats going to be some work, but one fun project!