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Thanks man. It was nerve racking because I had to pump myself up to start sanding (hoping the etch was deep enough that it didn't take the splatter off), but all was good Definitely something I will repeat.
I think next you should try an etched swirl finish. There's plenty of boring swirl finishes on pedals out there. I think it's time to see how it'd look on an etched enclosure.
jrfox92 wrote:I think next you should try an etched swirl finish. There's plenty of boring swirl finishes on pedals out there. I think it's time to see how it'd look on an etched enclosure.
I wanted to do that previously, on part of that "Ugly Arcadiator" pedal I built awhile back (I wanted the space scene to have a swirl finish). I ended up selling that pedal to fund another purchase and I miss it. I need to find someone that wants to rebuild them again, and when I do, I feel confident enough to add the swirl now
Part warmoth, part stuff found elsewhere. Body was entirely finished by hand. A couple small blemishes and bits where I ate through the lacquer a bit, but I'm happy how it looks! Pickups are seymour duncan pearly gates, have the mini switches setup to toggle between parallel, series and single coil, and did some hack drill-press routing to add the pickup selector toggle!