Gibson SG Special Restoration - Part 5: Restoring the logo
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- In this video we try and save the original Gibson screen printed logo with a series of questionable and somewhat unorthodox tricks... can we pull it off?!
We also wet sand our initial clear coats, before applying a final round of Microtone MIROCAT pre-catalysed lacquer.
Absolutely worth to save original logo,just taught us all an amazing technique.
Thanks so much for your support - glad you agree!
Your alot braver than me because I would not have tried to do what you did with that logo . BRAVO .
Thanks very much! Ultimately there was nothing to lose here. It either worked or it didn’t. And if it didn’t then I’d have used a decal which I’ve done before with great success. But it’s nice to keep things original. Thanks for your support!
The 1967 pickguard is not my preference. I much prefer the small 'half-wing' style, even with a small tenon cover.
I’m with you. I don’t like the batwing pickguard.
Yeah I think the tenon cover is what puts me off. Sort of feels like an afterthought on Gibson’s behalf. I think they both look great though.
Tony Iommi seemed to sit in the fence here!
@@BeardsworthGuitars I get it. I have both, but I like to see as much of the wood as possible and the batwing covers so much up.
Yeah that’s very true. I’d love a P-90 SG with no guard at all. Maybe I should make one!
Yes worth saving the logo for sure. Pain in the ass? Yes but still worth it
Thanks, Joe. Yeah I agree on both counts!
I wonder why you don't use a very high grade of sandpaper? I see many Luthers go up as high as #1200 grade before finishing then end with a nano product like the N3 nano kit protectant?
Hello! Just a thought about working around the logo. Would printing out a copy of the logo, and then placing the temp cutout logo over the original logo make it easier to work around it? I am new to your videos and am enjoying them. Thank you. Peace💫
That’s actually a great idea and I actually ended up doing something similar-ish after putting the headstock in a photocopier! All will be revealed…
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Next time you might try taping the logo with pin striping tape they go down even finer that that logo
That’s actually a great idea. It would have to be super fine though!
Masking fluid?
600 grit is way too low. That why you kept having to spray. Should be looking at 2400 for super fine finishes
Hi thanks for your comment. It’s not that easy to see from my footage here but the surface was quite uneven due to the way in which I had to shoot the black base over the headstock and then remove it from the logo lettering, and the multiple coats was actually due to slowly building up the colour just until it was even. Hardly any paint was actually being applied. The 600 was used to level out the drop fills and touch ups necessary through this process before clear coating. 2400 grit would have sadly been futile. Regardless, I wouldn’t use it on a base coat or even between clear coats. It’s far too fine. Even when shooting a satin top coat where you have to get it as good off the gun as possible you only sand with 800 grit and this is the manufacturer’s guidance. I guess everyone has their own approach. Some guys sand up to 8000 grit, PRS only take it to 1200 before buffing. Thanks for watching!
hi! do you sand with 600 grit between each coat?
Hi, no you’d end up taking too much off. In this instance I did around 4 coats before levelling off and shooting another 4 or so coats, from memory. Hope that helps!
I admire your patience trying to save the original logo however the value of the guitar doesn't warrant the time and effort you are investing. Doesn't matter how good it looks it won't be original. Neither colour nor hardware. It has a neck break and some silly cosmetic issues that you can neither remove or disclaim. That's why it ended up on the scrapheap. The hardware being sold by the previous owner to soften the blow. Your pickups may be better than the originals and the hardware as good but it's not original and not Gibson. The finished guitar may look, sound and play better than the original but it's still almost worthless. That, unfortunately is the way the market works. They cost around 1500 quid new (a lefty might be a tad more expensive) and used prices start at around 800. All original and no neck break.
Hey thanks for your reflection here. In many respects you’re right, particularly about the previous hardware and electronics likely being flogged to cut losses, and probably also about trying to save the logo. Luckily I was still able to sell the guitar for the equivalent of about £775 some time ago. Thanks for watching!
@@BeardsworthGuitars Yes I saw afterwards that it was an old video. Pleased you sold it and I've no doubt whatsoever it was worth that price. It's the market that's strange. If you buy an aged guitar new you pay more but if you're trying to sell a used instrument with a few battle scars it will be difficult. I gave up trying to sell my Vox Standard 24 with DiMarzio SD's because potential buyers offered me the price for the used pickups but not for the guitar. Note this guitar was made at the Matsumuko factory in 1979 and is as rare as rocking horse shit