I’m just showing that skills learned here for guitar building can be used for non guitar projects too. 👍
I’m making a jewellery box for my little niece for Christmas, so time for the flake and candy again. Her favourite colour is purple and she likes sparkly things, how convenient for me. ✨😄🤣
A bit of sanding sealer first, then sanding, then masking. I can’t have paint building up on the inside edges because the lid won’t shut properly.
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Bit of silver base coat next.
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Now a bit of sparkle. ✨✨✨✨
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Time to mix some clear coat to bury that flake and when dry, some sanding.
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Time to mix a bit of purple candy. 💜
Or is that my homemade blueberry and blackberry gin that’s been sitting for 3 months and now ready for bottling and drinking? 😜
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Sorry, now it’s time to mix the purple candy. 💜 That is nice, it’s called Purple Haze.
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I’ve got another shade of purple too so I’ll incorporate a simple abstract pattern to the project, completely random and unplanned. I’m making it up as I go along. 🤣 I used lining tape and masking tape.
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Time for the first colour, the deeper purple first. 💜
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Then take the masking tape off only, not the lining tape. Then apply the second, lighter shade of purple candy.
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Now remove the lining tape and apply several coats of clear coat.
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Pulled all the masking off and cleaned the box thoroughly before remarking in a slightly different way. This time I want to get a little paint and clear coat onto the edges to help prevent chipping and pealing. Touched up a few bits with my airbrush, more purple candy. 💜
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I’ve got another box to paint now, for someone else. ✨✨✨✨
I’m demonstrating paintwork mainly in this post and these boxes will be used as boxes BUT……. in guitar building we could use these when making box guitars. I have a box guitar build on the go but it’s taken a back seat until after new year but I could paint it up like I have with these.
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