I posted this over on DC, but I had fun making this thread and I know we got some guit-fiddlers here too, so I thought you guys may like it.
Well, as some of you may or may not know, I was lucky enough to win the March Poorbooy's giveway. Steve never mentioned what the winner would get, so I just posted on the thread and didnt give it another thought. When I saw that I'd won, I was amazed! Thanks again Steve. Well, the stuff arrived today. In the box was a bottle of White diamond glaze, black hole glaze and QD+ as well as some spray and rinse that I had added to my order. A quick check of the forecast (opening of the blinds) told me that today's weather wasnt exactly going to allow me to review these new products......OH, but weather cant hold me down. I'd been planning on restringing my stratocaster this weekend, and I usually throw some cleaner wax or something on it when I do to make it look shiny! Then it hit me....Detail the strat!
Here's what I started with:
The guitar has swirls in the paint, and some dings, dents and scratches from use (it's about 12 years old...I bought it new in 96). I'm not too concerned about the defects so much as I play this guitar a lot. It was smudged up pretty bad with finger prints, and sweat from jamming on it for a few hours last night. Because of the amount that this baby gets handled, I will not try to remove swirls. I dont think I have as much paint to work with as a car anyway.
First thing I did was remove the strings like so:
I like to use a string winder to unwind the strings. Once you get the hang of it, it's much faster than turning by hand. Just a cheapo dunlop one is fine.
I cut the strings in half then pull the bottom half back through the bridge and out the back. Cutting them in half makes them easier to throw away. Now I'm left with a stringless strat.
Time to get to detailing! First thing I do is hit the rosewood fretboard with some Lemon oil and my custom Bounty "German" paper towel applicators (folded into sections). Notice the designs presesnt....No cheap stuff here baby! I'm all about the quicker picker upper.
Rub it in enough so it doesnt drip but leave it wet and let it soak a bit. You can see I'm up the the 5th fret in the pic. Now onto the good stuff...the new PB products.
I purposely got a little lemon oil on the guitar to see how QD+ would clean it up. It wiped away smudges like a champ (as most QD's do). It left a nice shiny clean look. What really impressed me the most is how the QD+ looked on the chrome. It left a brilliant shine on the chrome.
Alright, the axe is clean and ready to glaze. I applied the white diamond by hand with a foam applicator pad. I used the purple and green one that I got with my NXT liquid a long time ago. I wish Megs would sell this app by itself, because I like it better than any other foam app I've tried (I cant really explain it). I worked the glaze in varying speed (as if I were using a machine) until I saw a shine, and then let it haze like the directions say. The glaze gave a very nice wet look. The metallic wasnt muted at all, which is great because this Fender Lake Placid Blue paint has quite a bit of metallic in it.
The White diamond is very reflective.
Notice the brilliance of the chrome in that pic. QD+ and White diamond look excellent on the chrome. Last after:
After it was glazed I wiped off the remaining lemon oil and restrung the axe.
Thanks again Steve for the giveaways. I cant wait to try this stuff out on a car soon.
Well, as some of you may or may not know, I was lucky enough to win the March Poorbooy's giveway. Steve never mentioned what the winner would get, so I just posted on the thread and didnt give it another thought. When I saw that I'd won, I was amazed! Thanks again Steve. Well, the stuff arrived today. In the box was a bottle of White diamond glaze, black hole glaze and QD+ as well as some spray and rinse that I had added to my order. A quick check of the forecast (opening of the blinds) told me that today's weather wasnt exactly going to allow me to review these new products......OH, but weather cant hold me down. I'd been planning on restringing my stratocaster this weekend, and I usually throw some cleaner wax or something on it when I do to make it look shiny! Then it hit me....Detail the strat!
Here's what I started with:
The guitar has swirls in the paint, and some dings, dents and scratches from use (it's about 12 years old...I bought it new in 96). I'm not too concerned about the defects so much as I play this guitar a lot. It was smudged up pretty bad with finger prints, and sweat from jamming on it for a few hours last night. Because of the amount that this baby gets handled, I will not try to remove swirls. I dont think I have as much paint to work with as a car anyway.
First thing I did was remove the strings like so:
I like to use a string winder to unwind the strings. Once you get the hang of it, it's much faster than turning by hand. Just a cheapo dunlop one is fine.
I cut the strings in half then pull the bottom half back through the bridge and out the back. Cutting them in half makes them easier to throw away. Now I'm left with a stringless strat.
Time to get to detailing! First thing I do is hit the rosewood fretboard with some Lemon oil and my custom Bounty "German" paper towel applicators (folded into sections). Notice the designs presesnt....No cheap stuff here baby! I'm all about the quicker picker upper.
Rub it in enough so it doesnt drip but leave it wet and let it soak a bit. You can see I'm up the the 5th fret in the pic. Now onto the good stuff...the new PB products.
I purposely got a little lemon oil on the guitar to see how QD+ would clean it up. It wiped away smudges like a champ (as most QD's do). It left a nice shiny clean look. What really impressed me the most is how the QD+ looked on the chrome. It left a brilliant shine on the chrome.
Alright, the axe is clean and ready to glaze. I applied the white diamond by hand with a foam applicator pad. I used the purple and green one that I got with my NXT liquid a long time ago. I wish Megs would sell this app by itself, because I like it better than any other foam app I've tried (I cant really explain it). I worked the glaze in varying speed (as if I were using a machine) until I saw a shine, and then let it haze like the directions say. The glaze gave a very nice wet look. The metallic wasnt muted at all, which is great because this Fender Lake Placid Blue paint has quite a bit of metallic in it.
The White diamond is very reflective.
Notice the brilliance of the chrome in that pic. QD+ and White diamond look excellent on the chrome. Last after:
After it was glazed I wiped off the remaining lemon oil and restrung the axe.
Thanks again Steve for the giveaways. I cant wait to try this stuff out on a car soon.