https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/finishing/make-your-mark/ Guitar Making Forums en-GB Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:36:26 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarmaking.co.uk/community/finishing/make-your-mark/#post-19576 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 03:12:05 +0000 That’s the subject of a bonus lesson in the build your own electric guitar course. Months ago I found a font I liked and have been printing my own water slide decals. Color laser, no ink jet. Anyway tonight I ran into a problem and my decals won’t show on a black headstock. I have 3 kits in production right now that I’ve shot black on the front of the headstock or the entire neck. 🤬🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ 
Not ready to try inlay yet and after being nudged by my wife, “so what’s that telling you? Sign your shit. You’re an artist so sign your art!” 😳 uhm…, went to the shop poured a little clear in a cup, added mixol silver metallic, and 5 pinches of mother of pearl dust. Mixed it up and drew the logo on all 3 headstocks. Whatcha think?

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