MJT Stratocaster SLIMER Finished Pg. 3

Shadoweclipse13 · Post by **Shadoweclipse13** » Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:14 pm

Ooh, necks look great!! You should do a little splotch of green on the head to match the body...

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 18, 2018 7:19 pm

They didn't have the candy green in the auto store when I went today.

I am going to use red letters like their patches and maybe green for "Slimer."

Gordon · Post by **Gordon** » Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:37 pm

HNB wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 16, 2018 7:14 am
I decided to order a gold pickguard. The paisley green and sunburst was too busy. I also ordered rail pickups and a tbx pot.

If it was me, of go for a greenish glow-in-the-dark plastic.... Or maybe clear acrylic back-painted in GITD paint.

(I may add LEDs for fun, too

)

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Fri Oct 19, 2018 8:53 am

Nice! I got my first coat of shielding paint on.

2018-10-18_08-52-17 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:57 am

Headstock paint edge cleaned up. I also worked on the decal.

2018-10-20_12-55-01 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Slimer by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 5:35 pm

Pickguard came.

Got the wiring done. I had read online that the coloring done to the aluminum makes it not conduct right without scuffing the areas to bare metal, so I went ahead and did that. Then I loaded the pickups, pots, and switch in. Seems to work right. The pots are grounded through the guard.

2018-10-20_06-31-10 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20181020_183011_650 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

IMG_20181020_183011_649 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

I found out the bridge I had won't work. The mounting holes don't match up. Also the knobs I have are too small for it as well. They must be import size.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:02 pm

Read you could drill the plastic knobs a bit bigger so they press on and it worked.

2018-10-20_06-59-05 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Shadoweclipse13 · Post by **Shadoweclipse13** » Sun Oct 21, 2018 11:18 pm

Looks great! LOVE your headstock decal

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:25 pm

Decal printed and inked.

2018-10-22_04-23-05 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:43 pm

Decal applied. A little less clean than I was hoping for, but kinda fits the relic and slime look.

2018-10-22_06-34-36 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 8:48 am

Ordered a tremolo. Aside from pickguard screws, that should be the last thing I need for this one to be finished up. (Still need the headstock clear to cure though.) Probably going to hit ACE Hardware and get some pickguard screws.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:24 pm

Got the tremolo so I was able to get everything else on. (I didn't want to mount the guard until the tremolo was on it to make sure it was centered right.) Looks good!

20181029_191108 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

20181029_191112 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

20181029_191125 by Christopher Louck, on Flickr

Added a tramp stamp.

20181029_191323_HDR by Christopher Louck, on Flickr