My PRS years after a headstock mod...(I couldn't think of a better title)
Jul 27, 2020 17:38:11 GMT -5
Post by LVF on Jul 27, 2020 17:38:11 GMT -5
I remember back a few years ago the reason I had to do the repair on the headstock on my McCarty 245 DC and it was do to the 'spaghetti logo' on the headstock peeling of and then eventually breaking. I'd alway thought that this design was a bit chincy and it proved that by coming loose during cleaning. With that and the fact that it broke in two, it was not feasible to try and stick it back on. So, with it off, the headstock was messed up were it had been attached so, I decided to re do the headstock.
It was very difficult to try and salvage the head stock tint and I wasn't a real fan of the color anyway nor, am I all that skilled at trying my hand at it so, I decided to sand it down and change the color. When I finished the sanding, I put a couple of coats of Minwax clear coat on it and having located a 'Paul Reed Smith' decal, I placed it on the headstock and sprayed on a couple more coats of the clear coat. At this point it had a blonde tint.
I decided to stop there and let the clear coat cure for a while and go back, put on a couple more coats, fine sand it smooth and polish it to a gloss. That was 3 years ago and I'm glad I waited because in that time, it's taken on an aged tint (I had no idea this would occur) that now matches well with the body and the gold leaf decal really stands out against it. The next time I have to restring, I'll see if I can finish up what I started. These pics below sort of shows the transition.
It was very difficult to try and salvage the head stock tint and I wasn't a real fan of the color anyway nor, am I all that skilled at trying my hand at it so, I decided to sand it down and change the color. When I finished the sanding, I put a couple of coats of Minwax clear coat on it and having located a 'Paul Reed Smith' decal, I placed it on the headstock and sprayed on a couple more coats of the clear coat. At this point it had a blonde tint.
I decided to stop there and let the clear coat cure for a while and go back, put on a couple more coats, fine sand it smooth and polish it to a gloss. That was 3 years ago and I'm glad I waited because in that time, it's taken on an aged tint (I had no idea this would occur) that now matches well with the body and the gold leaf decal really stands out against it. The next time I have to restring, I'll see if I can finish up what I started. These pics below sort of shows the transition.
