sucks mate, hope it's still fun doing it again
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sucks mate, hope it's still fun doing it again
@Stan - thanks dude. Yeah it will be cool. Never miss a chance to fling more paint ;).
cheers,
Gav.
Sorry to see it had to come off... That said, seems to be coming off nicely - as if that's some kind of compensation.
Thanks Brendan - yeah it's been all scraping and sanding so far. I'm thinking of buying some paint remover tomorrow, but I'm worried it might affect the binding. I guess I could keep it well away...
Cheers,
Gav.
Yep - know how much it hurts to sand back all your hard work...
yer bummer Gav, just think with the practice of take 1 you will do a better job this time and know all the pitfalls ! And produce another video of slapping paint on !
Gav try thinning your paint and your finish won't be as raised up but, test the mix so you know what kind of paint spread to expect.
@Wokka - thanks man. Yep I'm looking forward to trying again :).
@Johnny: yeah I'll take more care with the liquifying medium this time. Definitely need a consistent viscosity to minimise the humps. Not that I care too much this time around. I think I worried too much last time to my detriment. I'll forget going for the gloss finish and stay with satin. That way the bumps in the finish aren't as much of a worry..
cheers,
Gav.
hi guys,
Well in stripping back the paint from the body of the guitar, I have found that the binding is basically stuffed. Paint stripper and plastic just dont mix! Well duh. Another hard lesson learned. I contacted DB about replacing the binding for me, and he and Adam suggested that, as an alternative, they could send me one of the return RC-1 bodies at absolutely no charge.
Talk about being blown away - I was floored by their generosity. A big thank-you guys!! Once again you have gone above and beyond to help a woodworking screw-up achieve their luthieric dreams. I feel like tearing up a little to be honest! 8O
Anyway the new body and neck arrived in the post today. DB has made sure that the neck fits, and there is only a small issue with the body - the route for the bridge pickup is half a centimetre to far to the right. I set to with a small chisel (I have no router unfortunately) and now this is fixed. The adjustment is small enough that it is hidden by the pickup ring!! - no need to fill the gap on the right hand side.
Thankyou again to Adam & DB, you really came through for me yet again!!
cheers,
Gav.
http://www.pitbullguitars.com/wp-con...-pickupfix.JPG
That IS sweet about the replacement body alright, those dudes rule. Should be all good this time round Gav!