crunchee Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 3 hours ago, diablo175 said: As with my Cali custom, I will be going to pick this up in person. No freakin' way I'm letting the simians of UPS or Fed Ex get their mitts on this... Good thing it's too big for USPS as well. 'Tis the season for delivery services behaving badly! BTW, the first 36 seconds or so of this video is all you need to see, but it doesn't look like labeling a package as 'cremated remains' would help, either: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black magic Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 That`s frickin` hilarious!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTMN Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 That ride is coming along well. Can't wait to see the final product. World of Explorers on Facepage would love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Oh so close... It gets polyester clear on Friday and polished out on Tuesday. We're looking at possible delivery by Dec. 7th... a date that will live in infamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 It's been fun watching this come to life. Can't wait to see the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1 hour ago, diablo175 said: Oh so close... It gets polyester clear on Friday and polished out on Tuesday. We're looking at possible delivery by Dec. 7th... a date that will live in infamy. You know some Green Polka Dots would go real nice on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Just now, bubs_42 said: You know some Green Polka Dots would go real nice on that one. Nah- got that out of my system. But green binding? Yeah, I can dig that: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubs_42 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 1 minute ago, diablo175 said: Nah- got that out of my system. But green binding? Yeah, I can dig that: This may be the closes thing to "Classy" as we've ever seen you do! Looks great, I hope you LOVE IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, bubs_42 said: This may be the closes thing to "Classy" as we've ever seen you do! Looks great, I hope you LOVE IT. I said as much to Shane- it looks ominous with a touch of classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 It looks fantastic. This will look great with polished clear. Not long now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 2 hours ago, diablo175 said: I said as much to Shane- it looks ominous with a touch of classy. You mean like if the Joker was wearing a Tux? Are you doing a great poker chip around the switch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, scottcald said: You mean like if the Joker was wearing a Tux? Are you doing a great poker chip around the switch? Exactly. And yes, a GREEN poker chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Just now, diablo175 said: Exactly. And yes, a GREEN poker chip. Cool, that'll be a nice add on all that black. Looking forward to the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 47 minutes ago, scottcald said: Cool, that'll be a nice add on all that black. Looking forward to the finished product. The green pups will also help break up all that black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Inching ever closer... Up to 2000 grit sanding. Can't be very long before I get the GREATLY anticipated text message saying, "come pick up your guitar." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, diablo175 said: Inching ever closer... Up to 2000 grit sanding. Can't be very long before I get the GREATLY anticipated text message saying, "come pick up your guitar." Too bad you couldn't get a Floyd or at least some pieces on it in that green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 17 minutes ago, scottcald said: Too bad you couldn't get a Floyd or at least some pieces on it in that green. Believe me, if I could've, I would've. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, diablo175 said: Believe me, if I could've, I would've. Yeah, even just the saddle blocks would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 It might be possible to do a powder coat finish on a Floyd base plate and arm. Maybe even more parts could be colored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 59 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said: It might be possible to do a powder coat finish on a Floyd base plate and arm. Maybe even more parts could be colored. I'm wondering how the powder coat would feel? Maybe leave the arm black and settle for the base being green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 There have been some instruments made with a combination of white and gold on the hardware. The gold is plated. What is the white? Is it powder coat or possibly anodized? A friend learned to do powder coat on parts for his drag car. He sprayed the parts then baked them in his oven. Someone who is good at mixing automotive paint could match the green color, and you could either get a sprayer or have someone spray for you. The temperature to melt the glass in the powder coat should not be high enough to change the hardness and strength of the metal. You need to either strip off the plating on an existing Floyd or find out if you can order one that is not plated. A local plating shop could possibly help with prepping the metal parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Hamer did the White powder coating on the White/Gold parts in the mid-1980s. It really doesn't feel all that different - it's very smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 37 minutes ago, cmatthes said: Hamer did the White powder coating on the White/Gold parts in the mid-1980s. It really doesn't feel all that different - it's very smooth. I have exactly that on my FB. Smooth as you like and looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Powder coating aside, ever so closer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottcald Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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