It’s got some inbuilt, signature light relicing if that’s what you mean. They are not mistakes at all, honest @boo That's can be the hardest to achieve, you are a true artisan.

Ah oh! That’s this job out the window then. @Boo, sometimes the situation calls for a fine wine, other times a drinkable plonk is perfect! 😀

Some might say it’s OTT but that’s flipping crazy (or is that just me?). Exciting times. For me the secret for getting away with extreme looks is they have to look even better when you look closer, ...

From the description of the process in the video it seems what we'd need is someone with a CNC machine and the equipment to laminate films together. Remind you of anyone we know?

@boo If you want OTT, burst one of these to flip flop paint.

A friend of mine just released an album, I haven't picked a favourite song from it yet, but I'm really enjoying it, so here are a couple

@boo I look forward to seeing your results. I think the guitar in the video might have looked even cooler if Derek had done multicolour sandback stain finish on the main part of the body, they can loo...

@boo I actually wondered if they painted the very edge matt black, but faded it out before the flip flop coat starts to fade, to give a really intensive result on the edges.

Thats very clever - and very special looking too. @tv101 For me the intriguing thing is that normally that sort of flip flop paint needs a matt black base to work (and this one is working very well...

@boo Saw this and thought that when you get bored of flakes you can have a go at this. Just skip to 14:10 to see the guitar after the special magic has been sprayed on to it.

@robin I'm going to try the aquacoat grain filler (it's quite pricey, but it's the only clear one I can find). Another possibility might be adding microballoons to some carrier, which I've seen Chris ...

@robin Cool. Was that a full can? It seems a little excessive for what doesn't look like a particularly big piece. I've got some ash and maple plank offcuts coming to test on (I'm just getting started...

Ayr is a long way from *most* places ... I'm not saying it's remote but their neighbours still paint themselves blue.

@Rocknroller912 Chestnut is the melamine lacquer I have. Can you recall if you used their cellulose or acrylic sealers?

@rocknroller912 Thanks I've done a quick test piece of melamine lacquer so far, just enough to start to get an idea of its characteristics, but your info will be very useful. What sort of sealer did y...

@boo, your test plan is a good idea, I was thinking along those lines. The other advice you gave will probably be largely applicable too, thanks.

@boo No rattle cans in this batch (though I'll try a rattle can acrylic sealer), these are going to be brush applied. Rattle cans maybe next, want to try chameleon paints!

Try and get hold of a sample and try on some scrap? @deej That's what this is all about! I have a starter pack right next to me. I'll be trying it out on bare wood, stained wood (I have Keda dyes and...

Might be one for Mark’s finishing course he’s still completing. I'm seeing information like this as (hopefully) useful support information for the finishing course. I'm trying to find solutions which...

Hi guys, I'm slowly getting together what I need to try out a few topcoat options (I've got Rustin's Plastic coating, some water and solvent based polys, melamine lacquer) with a view to making some t...