Ok, so i got this B.C.
Rich warlock for my 16th birthday in 1997 and it's seen a lot of gigs and unfortunately a lot of abuse. since i've had my Ibanez's it's not really been played and just sat there looking very sad and sorry indeed, so i thought "Right time for some TLC".
I'm a car painter by trade so wasn't afraid of getting stck in to it. so here are the progress pics (if i post them correctly) :
This is the origional translucent red. You cant see, but all the points are chipped and dented.
Naked! after about 1 hour with a block and 180 grit
Nearly there, bit of work to do in the horns
After the body was stripped of all the paint with 180, i damped off the wood to raise the grain, let it dry, then blocked it with 500 grit for a super smooth finish. I then gave it a couple of clear coats to seal the wood and give me a smooth finish to work on. Looks good like this!
When dry, i used 800 grit wet and blocked the
clear coat to get it flat. i then tinted some clear coat with blue acrylic enamel to give the clear coat a translucent effect. i did the same thing with red in the clear to flick around the edges to send it purple.
The red didn't go on very strong and only slightly tinted the edges purple, so i mixed some purple in to some clear coat and when dry, dusted it around the edges again. it's a lot darker but still traslucent, which is what i'm going for.
