First Build - "Lucifer"

[Fat Freddy]

Sorry for the derail... but you gave me a bitchin idea.

A "ceruse" finish on open grained wood, using glowey stuff as the filler.
Kinda like this... but glowey. View attachment 3999711

Stolen!....

 

[Fat Freddy]

Not the same product, but very similar idea, and using epoxy as the carrier so it will cure and won't shrink - see what @Fat Freddy is up to in his self-deprecating tour-de-force of just hopping on the LC wagon train and executing some awesome ideas, including awesome glowy ideas. I think @chinjazz also made some version of glow-epoxy tubes due to the Luminlay supply problems, but I might be delusional.

Just a glowy update....

I've gone back to using Bondic rather than epoxy....I get brighter and longer lasting glow this way....

 

[RodRy]

That would be awesome! As long as the "middle" dries. My experience with paint is that it'll skin over and then the middle doesn't dry. But would totally be worth the experiment.

Curious why you didn't go with Luminlay dots? Pre-made, no risk of smearing glow-goo.
Phosphorescent Fluorescent Lumi guitar and bass position mark Luminlay Features

I've seen results that Curtis has had with his, and they look great to me.

And yes, the RoS does quick work compared to hand sanding. I have achieved near gloss finishes with a RoS and some fine sand papers.

 

[RodRy]

That is such a bitchin idea I might have to steal it...

The race is on!

 

[TerribleTim68]

Curious why you didn't go with Luminlay dots? Pre-made, no risk of smearing glow-goo.
Phosphorescent Fluorescent Lumi guitar and bass position mark Luminlay Features
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Mostly just because I heard a ton of chatter about very long delayed delivery times since the beginning of COVID. I even heard chatter about some guys waiting literally 4 months and still not getting their order. The Glow-On I ordered from the Amazonians and it arrived in like 3 days.

 

[RodRy]

Mostly just because I heard a ton of chatter about very long delayed delivery times since the beginning of COVID. I even heard chatter about some guys waiting literally 4 months and still not getting their order. The Glow-On I ordered from the Amazonians and it arrived in like 3 days.

Oh, that makes sense.

 

[Fat Freddy]

So.....What's the best way to open up the grain again?..........

 

[Beej]

So.....What's the best way to open up the grain again?..........

Media blasting FTW

 

[RodRy]

Media blasting FTW

I was gonna say "12 gauge with birdshot" but your way is probably better.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Dang it! I have been thinking about a Ceruse finish on an ash body I have and now you guys are going all “glowy Ceruse!” I jes can’t keep up!

 

[Reedt2000]

Mostly just because I heard a ton of chatter about very long delayed delivery times since the beginning of COVID. I even heard chatter about some guys waiting literally 4 months and still not getting their order. The Glow-On I ordered from the Amazonians and it arrived in like 3 days.

What! Internet chatter let you down? Never!

 

[TerribleTim68]

What! Internet chatter let you down? Never!

Yeah, I mean, don't get me wrong, I think the Luminlay stuff looks awesome and seems proven. It was probably simpler than what I'm doing too. I'd like to try it for a future build. But yeah, I got gun-shy listening to some folks on the book of faces talking about how they were waiting months and months. That chatter got pretty evil there for a bit, but that's just what the book of faces does.

 

[Beej]

Well to add to it... I had to check my email to confirm, but I ordered green side dots on July 25th, and it's now September 28 with nothing. Then again... it's only been two months.

 

[Reedt2000]

Yeah, I mean, don't get me wrong, I think the Luminlay stuff looks awesome and seems proven. It was probably simpler than what I'm doing too. I'd like to try it for a future build. But yeah, I got gun-shy listening to some folks on the book of faces talking about how they were waiting months and months. That chatter got pretty evil there for a bit, but that's just what the book of faces does.

I had Luminlay dots on a bass I just got rid of. I was underwhelmed by the brightness of the glow. What you did looks significantly brighter. If you had done some masking it would have been an easy install too. Next time (and when I decide to do it )

 

[Seashore]

I had Luminlay dots on a bass I just got rid of. I was underwhelmed by the brightness of the glow. What you did looks significantly brighter. If you had done some masking it would have been an easy install too. Next time (and when I decide to do it )

I have Luminlay on a guitar I haven't played onstage yet, and I too am underwhelmed with the brightness. I'm really hoping that they'll be bright enough to show up when it's dim enough to need them.

 

[Beej]

Boy I'm really starting to get excited for the arrival of my dots!

 

[TerribleTim68]

Well, the verdict is still out because the paint shrunk back really bad and now I have half filled holes. Plus I have some sanding to do to remove the surrounding areas where it got in the wood grain. So yeah, this may not be working well.

 

[Fat Freddy]

Well, the verdict is still out because the paint shrunk back really bad and now I have half filled holes. Plus I have some sanding to do to remove the surrounding areas where it got in the wood grain. So yeah, this may not be working well.

Patience Grasshopper.....

 

[Reedt2000]

Yeah man, deep breaths. I'd do the clean up, get the masking going on, and fill em again. Might be you let it shrink again, and put a plug of CA or epoxy as the final little bit. That you could sand flat without any worry of pulling the glow out, might end up working in your favor.

 

[Fat Freddy]

I've got Luminlay dots and fret lines on a bass courtesy of @Jon Clegg .....

They're ok if theres a bit of UV about to keep them interested but don't retain their glow long enough if the UV is turned off......

Kind of why I started messing with my own glowy ideas......