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Nate Dort wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:26 am That fabric is going to drink the lacquer though

I wonder if you could wax the fabric first to make it less absorbent.

It would never stick to wax. I'd probably brush a few coats of shellac on the fabric first to set it, as it's cheaper and more forgiving, then spray a bunch of thin coats of lacquer. Everything sticks to shellac.

I'm not a luthier obviously but I think a glue of some kind would be a better way to go than trying to spray it. Maybe lacquer over glue? Modge Podge is meant for decoupage but IDK if it would cure hard enough to use as a guitar finish.

Wallpaper or ordering a sheet of the actual metallic paper print that Fender used/uses might make your life easier?

Fabric is already on there and it ain't coming off.

Thanks all. I found a video of a lovely British woman doing it to an old strat with floor laquer, I imagine that's quite a bit thicker than what I would prefer.

Maybe a more furniture appropriate lacquer is the way to go. I've sprayed a couple project guitars with StewMac satin nitro and even with 5 or 6 rounds you can scratch it off with your fingernail. Great for neck feel perhaps (and mojo), probably not so great as a protective/adhesive layer.

Share pics when you're done. I love paisley shit!

Best way to deal with bad connections on 1/4" unbalanced jacks.

I have a few unbalanced jacks on rack effects, mixers, etc. that are either noisy and intermittent and need to be fussed with, or don't reliably pass signal if pushed in all the way (Tascam line inputs). Contact cleaner? Re-tensioning of the contacts? Tiny bottle brush? I've been fucking with stuff like this forever but never sought a definitive approach.

My housemate asked to borrow my amp for a bedroom practice thing she has with a friend that's coming over. I said yes, but kinda feel uncomfortable about it. Am I being uptight?

andyman wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:54 am My housemate asked to borrow my amp for a bedroom practice thing she has with a friend that's coming over. I said yes, but kinda feel uncomfortable about it. Am I being uptight?

It depends on the amp and any previous gear history of the room mate.
It's a bedroom practice in the house where you live. It probably won't be loud. If it's not a super vintage piece and this housemate doesn't put drinks on the amp, what can go wrong?

benadrian wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:18 am

andyman wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:54 am My housemate asked to borrow my amp for a bedroom practice thing she has with a friend that's coming over. I said yes, but kinda feel uncomfortable about it. Am I being uptight?

It depends on the amp and any previous gear history of the room mate.
It's a bedroom practice in the house where you live. It probably won't be loud. If it's not a super vintage piece and this housemate doesn't put drinks on the amp, what can go wrong?

It's vintage, and people are assholes. But I suppose I should give them the benefit of the doubt.

andyman wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:20 am

benadrian wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:18 am

andyman wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:54 am My housemate asked to borrow my amp for a bedroom practice thing she has with a friend that's coming over. I said yes, but kinda feel uncomfortable about it. Am I being uptight?

It depends on the amp and any previous gear history of the room mate.
It's a bedroom practice in the house where you live. It probably won't be loud. If it's not a super vintage piece and this housemate doesn't put drinks on the amp, what can go wrong?

It's vintage, and people are assholes. But I suppose I should give them the benefit of the doubt.

Tell them if they fuck up the Glass Hog amp I'm after them in the Summer.