MIMF

Hello,
I am refurbishing a guitar from 1982 that I never put a headtstock inlay on.
I'm looking to put my artwork, in black only, on a Rickenbacker style truss rod cover.
Anyone know of someone who can do that?
Thank you,
Mike

I have made my own decals with paper bought online and a decent printer. Something like the attached link should work fine.


Waterslide Paper

I've done the same, then sprayed with nitro (or whatever) for protection against moisture.

Yes, mist on the first few coats then start spraying full wet coats. Doesn't take much and after a bit of leveling the edges of the decal will disappear.

Thank you guys.
What about with water based top coats? (No spray equip)

You are on your own there. Lacquer has to be applied as a mist coat to keep from melting the decal. Brushing on a thick coat of finish (either solvent or water based) is sure to be a problem.

Practice on scrap to see if you can come up with a method that works.

An option would be to use spray finish from rattle cans, or a Preval sprayer.

When I used to use waterslide decals under EM6000, I would first spray a couple of light coats of rattle can lacquer just over the decal. After that was dry, I would finish as usual with the EM6000. No problems.