good stuff Doc, getting there, your guns have had a good workout so there is a positive side to all the sanding !
I know the feeling too well all the dust created from sanding
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good stuff Doc, getting there, your guns have had a good workout so there is a positive side to all the sanding !
I know the feeling too well all the dust created from sanding
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Cheers mate, I'm going to make myself a cuppa and then I'll see if I can get the spray painting done afterwards, need the cuppa to pep me up a bit, will post some more pics too.
no worries Doc, remember practice your spraying action and learn to identify runs in the paint early as you can. You are better spraying a light coat and going back over it about 20 mins after
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Yep, this time I'm going to do light sprays, not smothering sprays, cause I really don't want to have to sand it all back and repeat the process again, I'll consider it a lesson learnt, at least I did get some practice though, I'm eager to see what the Gold paint will look like on the body, cause if it's anything like how I picture it in my mind it should look good.
Update:
Just finished spraying one coat of the Grey primer paint onto the Gold Strat body and already she's looking a lot better, as far as I can see there are no paint-runs this time round, also the grain next to the back of the neck pocket isn't showing-through like it was before, so I reckon I'm going to roll with it this time, once the primer has dried I might start spray-painting the body with the Gold paint, I'll see if I can post a couple of pics of the body as it is now.
Update:
Here we go, here's what the Gold Strat body looks like now, no paint-runs this time round, I'm going to roll with it so once the Primer has dried I reckon it'll be ready for the Gold paint:
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well done Doc that looks so much better than your first effort. If there is primer left in the can might as well put another coat on once that has cured. Remember the primer paint is a fraction of the cost of the gold paint and best the body flat as you can with the primer
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Cheers mate, I reckon it looks so much better too, I think it was partly because I sprayed in short-bursts and also because I held the can further away from the body, it said on the can to hold the can about 25cm away from the surface, I held it about 30cm away, anyway, there is still some primer left in the can, maybe enough to do another coat in about an hour or so's time, might let the body dry overnight once I'm done with the primer.
I think the next item on my shopping list is going to be some Automotive Cut and Polish, or, I might see if I can buy some of that Meguiars stuff that you used on your Gold Tele.
When it comes to doing the finishing work on the HotRod Strat, I'll keep what I've learnt so far in mind, hopefully that will go well too.
I'm in a pretty upbeat-mood about this, cause I feel like I've achieved something.
Update:
Just finished spraying a second coat of primer on the Gold Strat body, still no paint-runs so I've brought it inside so I can hang it up to dry overnight, will start spray-painting the body Gold tomorrow and will post some more pics of it too....stay tuned.
Looks nice and flat doc
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Originally Posted by Nickosaurus
Cheers, it felt pretty flat too, hopefully it'll be ready for it's first coat of Gold paint tomorrow, I checked it about an hour ago and it's already pretty dry to the touch, but I'm still going to play it safe and wait till tomorrow to start spray-painting it.