Crash Fistfite
28-02-2017, 08:21 AM
I am building a companion 70's strat to match my tele deluxe. I built the tele from a kit, but I had a ridiculous amount of strat parts laying around, so all I really needed was a clean body that I could stain, and not have to worry about standing over for hours with a heat gun to get the body stripped.
OK, so I ordered a BEAUTIFUL Ash body from GFS, and got it smooth, drilled all of the hardware holes, and finished it with the same minwax pre-stain and special walnut that I used on the tele.
I sprayed black around the edges, just like on the tele, then started the clear coat. I am using the same type of clear coat and the same HVLP spray gun that I used on the tele.
PROBLEM-
When I got the first coat of clear on, I left it to dry, and when I came back to look at it, a million little air bubbles had materialized. I sanded down the bubbles, and shot coat 2. When I came back....same thing!
Am I doing something wrong? Does anyone have a suggested remedy? I am using the exact same technique I used in the tele. The only difference is that the tele body was basswood, and the strat is ash. Believe it ir not, a basswood body was about 30.00us more expensive than ash, and the ash obviously has a much more gorgeous grain pattern.
I have attached photos of the tele, which gave me no problems, and the strat with the bubbles.
Please help! It's driving me crazy, and I really wanna get the strat funished!
Thanks!
http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/jshlnrd/image_zpsvmxy98hn.jpeg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/jshlnrd/media/image_zpsvmxy98hn.jpeg.html)
http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/jshlnrd/IMG_19671_zpskrejgqvz.jpg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/jshlnrd/media/IMG_19671_zpskrejgqvz.jpg.html)
OK, so I ordered a BEAUTIFUL Ash body from GFS, and got it smooth, drilled all of the hardware holes, and finished it with the same minwax pre-stain and special walnut that I used on the tele.
I sprayed black around the edges, just like on the tele, then started the clear coat. I am using the same type of clear coat and the same HVLP spray gun that I used on the tele.
PROBLEM-
When I got the first coat of clear on, I left it to dry, and when I came back to look at it, a million little air bubbles had materialized. I sanded down the bubbles, and shot coat 2. When I came back....same thing!
Am I doing something wrong? Does anyone have a suggested remedy? I am using the exact same technique I used in the tele. The only difference is that the tele body was basswood, and the strat is ash. Believe it ir not, a basswood body was about 30.00us more expensive than ash, and the ash obviously has a much more gorgeous grain pattern.
I have attached photos of the tele, which gave me no problems, and the strat with the bubbles.
Please help! It's driving me crazy, and I really wanna get the strat funished!
Thanks!
http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/jshlnrd/image_zpsvmxy98hn.jpeg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/jshlnrd/media/image_zpsvmxy98hn.jpeg.html)
http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/jshlnrd/IMG_19671_zpskrejgqvz.jpg (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/jshlnrd/media/IMG_19671_zpskrejgqvz.jpg.html)