{"id":112,"date":"2012-05-15T02:10:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T02:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/?p=112"},"modified":"2012-05-15T04:54:06","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T04:54:06","slug":"pow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hellguitars.jp\/machinehead\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"POW!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sorry for the long break…
\nI must say that I love doing this guitar business thing. The only real problem that I’m having with it though is that there is not enough time in a day to do half of the things that I want (and often need<\/em>) to do. Like updating this blog for example. There, excuse dispatched, now on with the topic…<\/p>\n

I’ve been playing around again with metal leaf like schlag metal, aluminum, pure silver and 24kt gold. I’ve been creating some interesting pickup covers and pickguards. Pictured above is a design (I call “POW!”) for a standard Tele style pickguard. I’m planning to create the gray part of the image in pure silver leaf on a black pickguard. I’ll try to document some of the process, starting with this photo…<\/p>\n

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Mask applied. Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here the mask has already been cut and applied to the pickguard surface. The exposed areas (black) will be treated with gilding size (a tacky, lacquer-like medium) and allowed to set for an hour or two until the surface is no longer wet but slightly tacky. Then the silver leaf will be applied and the mask removed. For protection and to prevent tarnishing, I’ll spray an automotive grade, clear poly finish on it. Since it is pure silver, it will tarnish if not sealed, which is actually a cool effect for a more grungy industrial look. Perhaps I’ll show an example of this later.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, the silver will be applied tonight. I’ll try to post the results soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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