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Title: Sunking- first waterslide under powder coat attempt
Post by: bscur on March 12, 2016, 09:24:10 PM
I have been looking forward to this build for a while. I wanted to see what the fuss was all about. In the end, I can see why so many people like it as a boost. It reminds me of the Menatone Howies I've owned in that once I got used to the sound of them on, I never wanted to turn them off. They sort of honey coated my sound, especially the strats. I made mine buffered bypass, but I might change it. A few other pedals (such as my Tone Bender) sound brittle through the buffered signal. Overall, great fun. I powder coated this, then applied a laser waterslide decal and then clear powdered. Next time, I'll make sure the decal fits the entire top. The outline is more noticeable than I'd expected. The laser paper is great, though. I tried inkjet paper before and it just turned dark brown.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/bscur/fabe88b1-d8f1-470f-b9f9-efec7f24a0fa.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bscur/media/fabe88b1-d8f1-470f-b9f9-efec7f24a0fa.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/bscur/Centaur2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bscur/media/Centaur2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/bscur/Centaur3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/bscur/media/Centaur3.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Sunking- first waterslide under powder coat attempt
Post by: Orbis_Ignis on March 12, 2016, 09:40:24 PM
That looks great!!! I still haven't built mine yet. I built the GGG Klone but I need to build the Sunking. Where did you get your paper from? I have a powder coating setup but I etched it first them powder coated. I think your slide came out a lot cleaner than mine, lol
Title: Re: Sunking- first waterslide under powder coat attempt
Post by: jimilee on March 12, 2016, 10:04:43 PM
Excellent. I think I'd like to build mine with a switchable bypass for TB or Buffered...hmmm


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Title: Re: Sunking- first waterslide under powder coat attempt
Post by: v00d00blues79 on March 12, 2016, 10:07:59 PM
Very nice!  Love how it turned out!


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Title: Re: Sunking- first waterslide under powder coat attempt
Post by: bscur on March 12, 2016, 10:41:01 PM
Hi, thanks. I bought the paper off of ebay: Clear Waterslide Laser Decal Transfer Paper 8.5 x 11, 20 sheets . There was a picture of a cat on their product image.
Title: Re: Sunking- first waterslide under powder coat attempt
Post by: bcalla on March 13, 2016, 11:15:20 PM
Looks great!  It can be a challenge to hide the edges of your decals.