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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:22 pm 
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First name: Alex
Last Name: Takacs
State: Illinois
Country: United States
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Im curious how you guys put your logos on your guitars. I dont want to buy the necessary equipment for inlay, and Im afraid that the outline of a decal would be clearly visible under the finish. Whats your method? -Alex


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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:03 am 
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First name: Tony
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City: Brooklyn
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I use decals and inlays. To get the decal to not show an edge, you just need more finish on the area in question. Then sand it level. I have a pic in the black limba thread I posted recently. I can't upload a pic from my phone for some reason.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 12:18 pm 
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First name: Mark
Last Name: Sorrentino
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I've heard that works fine, what Tony said. What I did but I haven't really used yet is I got a stamp made with my logo on it. You can also get a branding iron. Now I kind of want something that will literally imprint my logo into the headstock and then I can fill it with bone dust or something cool looking.

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:12 pm 
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First name: James
Last Name: Greene
State: Maine
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I have been using vinyl letter decals embedded under the lacquer. Looks good.


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