5230 ambitious mod

It looked great on the pic though.
I was wondering how you matted the shiny poly finish in the first place...
That’s probably something I’d like to do myself on my 5220. Problem is... I dislike satin finish more than shiny poly finish!

 

This is one of the biggest things that annoy me to no end with gretsch, how they got the armrests for the penguins/jets so wrong it's not funny, the vintage ones and the customer shop ones fit perfectly but the production ones are just so wrong it looks weird.
I would maybe hunt for a CS one if I was you but I haven't come across one yet, I am on the fence about just making one for my penguin or just taking it off because I just can't unsee how bad they fit.
End rant and good luck with it.

 

Fantastic. I’m hooked.

 

You could....modify....yeah that would be a ton of work. Really depends how badly you want it. Notch it out and fix the radius, find somebody to weld the notches up. Some careful work to grind and sand it smooth and off to the platers...I think I spent too much time on chopcult somewhere along the line.

-m

 

Really amazing job, @Outlaw !

The final result will be indeed killer...

You show great skills and patience !

Congratulations again !

A+!

 

looking good It's always a matter of keeping your fingers crossed you properly taped of the areas that don't need paint and that there's no tape on the areas that you want to have paint.
Does it still need a clear coat or does this paint have the proper finish you want? Sorry if this is a stupid question

 

Looks gorgeous.

 

Satin always looks good

 

Darn it, that’s a sweet color and layout.
I’d stay away from the armrest, but it’s just me. It will look like a Penguin with the wrong headstock .
Btw this is a CS-level body of work if you ask me. Something to be proud of.

 

Could you share any tips on your binding scraping technique? Please.