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Pickguard Epoxy pour experiment!

MovinTarget

MovinTarget

Jan 30, 2018
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I've dabbled in pouring epoxy after watching one too many StoneCoat Countertop videos. I've done similar stuff with enamel paints on guitars and basses, so it will be interesting to see how this comes out.

Cheap pickguard came in the mail today so I'll be documenting my process/progress/failures should they be of any benefit to others... or a reminder to me why I should never do this again if it bombs, LOL!
 
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MovinTarget said:
I've dabbled in pouring epoxy after watching one too many StoneCoat Countertop videos. I've done similar stuff with enamel paints on guitars and basses, so it will be interesting to see how this comes out.

Cheap pickguard came in the mail today so I'll be documenting my process/progress/failures should they be of any benefit to others... or a reminder to me why I should never do this again if it bombs, LOL!
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Matt Liebenau said:
I like that. So you’re basically making a resin sheet and you will cut the pickguard out of that? Can’t wait to see more.
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More like a resin skin on top of a cheap pickguard. I could probably do a pg of pure epoxy... but I need better cutting/finishing tools.

Also, I haven't had much luck with black tinted epoxy, it comes out purple regardless of the quantity of black dye used. I may just need to try a different dye. Here I don't have to worry as long as I use some clear so that the the base pg shows through... here-n-there...
 
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Forget damming the sides. Too hard to get clean edges and make sure there are no ripples for epoxy to run through and build up on the underside.

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The idea here is any run off moves away from the edges... easier to cut away excess than scrape off the underside.

I will also be using a thickener to make it less runny by nature:
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Don't worry I don't have an expensive habit... ;)
 
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MovinTarget said:
More like a resin skin on top of a cheap pickguard. I could probably do a pg of pure epoxy... but I need better cutting/finishing tools.

Also, I haven't had much luck with black tinted epoxy, it comes out purple regardless of the quantity of black dye used. I may just need to try a different dye. Here I don't have to worry as long as I use some clear so that the the base pg shows through... here-n-there...
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I would imagine that a pure epoxy guard would at some point become very brittle and inflexible and likely crack.
 
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Fender_Bender said:
I would imagine that a pure epoxy guard would at some point become very brittle and inflexible and likely crack.
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Yeah, it would probably be for a scenarios where the route is fairly minimal so there isn't much opportunity to flex.

Having said that, I've already played with pouring it flat and at least the stuff I'm using now (Stonecoat Countertops) is pretty durable and can flex pretty well.
 
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Very cool. I'd seen some youtube clips where people were doing stuff like this, thought it looked cool.

As you can see in my avatar I have one bass that's got so many colors that I like the white pg. My other MM is candy apple red with a Grumpy face airbrushed in. Now my bronco is daphne blue and white pg, that bass could use some more "detail" being color or something.

Look forward to seeing that on your bass! :thumbsup:
 
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