Absolutely fantabulous Mr. @jonathanhaynes43 . I’m blown away.
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Well, this was disappointing 
TL;DR:
I’ll still probably try it with purple over black and see how it turns out, though I wish I had a scrap piece of mahogany laying around or could buy a small piece somewhere locally to try it on first…
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Well. So far I am failing at my goal lol… I can’t quite get the effect with the unicorn spit I am after, though on its own it looks amazing as a purple. And the black looks great on its own. But I can’t make it work as a glaze despite its claims… I’ll keep practicing…
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So when I get it all painted like a masterpiece, what do I do next?
I assume sand? If so what grit?
Matte lacquer on top (if I want a matte finish) or do I get a paint with a matte lacquer in it.
Sorry for dumb questions, I have no clue here.
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1500 grit wet sandpaper will give you a satiny matte finish.
800 to 1000 will be more matte. 800 may be a bit coarse for a fine finish.
YMMV depending on the actual paint/topcoat.
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@jonathanhaynes43
This is a masterpiece. I envy your talent to no end.
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@jonathanhaynes43 I’m just going to toss my projects into a wood chipper now 
I’m kidding, but excellent work 
Edit Looking at how this True Black stain goes on over other finishes, I could probably just do it right over the SRC6’s “walnut” if I really wanted to. but I don’t
Given all the “barnwood guitars” that are out there, and that everyone that hears/sees my DIY project asks if it’s barnwood, apparently I wasn’t as original as I thought since weathered fence boards are essentially “barnwood” in all but name only.
I might just use them for texture then and true black them out now
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Michael’s had a $30 airbrush kit on clearance for $10 
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Really amazing stuff on this thread, I am blown away!
This is true happiness for me as well, as absolutely nothing I’ve posted as the OP on message boards since the days of BBSs (bulletin board systems, pre-internet) till now has received more than a few responses at most, so to see this way past 1000 posts 
Love you all!!
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Hey @Vik !
It’s great to see you checking in on us.
I hope life is treating you well.
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Yeah! Great to see you around, @Vik!
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Looks pretty bad ass.
Lemmy would have rocked it, and I would too, proudly.
Great job.
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Thank you. I appreciate it.
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This Wes fellow reminds me of the late Pat Goss of “MotorWeek” on Maryland Public TV. Similar looks, similar delivery.
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$65 to get knobs I know will fit this Mike Pope Flexcore preamp that will match my C-5 GT. Now it feels like I should sell it and buy a Darkglass Tone Capsule + knobs 
nobody seems to carry the Ibanez parts I need, except European companies that charge an arm and a leg. I can’t bring myself to pull the trigger, but my C-5 looks ugly AF right now 
Edit I might be in luck with Gotoh…
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Gotoh hardware is super good, would be a preferential choice for me…
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the problem I am having is that the concentric/stacked knobs are a different style 
beveled edge vs rounded dome like the other normal knobs… and I know the Ibanez ones fit perfectly because the preamp had Ibanez knobs on it before in Cosmo Black. And they all will match
And the Gotoh stuff was still up around $45 anyway.
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Yeah it’s not cheap.
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