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Originally Posted by monsterwalley
Just had an Idea that would make my life a little easier...........
I know the Les Paul logo is silk screened onto the headstock to be authentic
Since this is a build of another feather ,so to speak, is there anything wrong with me cutting the "Camille" that I'm putting on the headstock out of vinyl (I have a cutting plotter) and putting it on before the clear. I would apply the clear thick enough to allow for sanding smooth. I've done it before on automotive applications.
Just wondering..............  |
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Originally Posted by GreaseBox
Or make a water slide.... |
The water slide idea may not work in this case unless you have the ability to print using opaque ink (which most printers cannot do). Unfortunately, if using a water slide against a black background (which I'm assuming you're doing), normal printer ink will virtually disappear when you try to do this...believe me, I've tried. If you were making the headstock light colored, then using a water slide decal is a lot easier.
The vinyl should work, but I'd test it first to make sure that the lacquer doesn't melt it. Let me offer another suggestion, which is how I put my Less Tall script onto my headstocks. Since you have a cutting plotter, you could make a vinyl stencil with the design you want instead of a vinyl decal. Then lay the stencil onto the headstock, spray it with gold spray paint, lift up the stencil, and voila, you have something that looks just like a silk screened design. Here's what my headstock looks like using this method:
Frank