Looking good mike! Can't wait to see the finished product!
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Looking good mike! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Ok, base metallic purple is done and now so is the sunburst. It's still wet in this pic which has made the pic look a bit splotchy, it's not splotchy in real life.
I have grudgingly painted the neck, but am happy with the result, also sunbursted.
http://www.dark-castle.org.au/pitbull/14.jpg
http://www.dark-castle.org.au/pitbull/15.jpg
Seriously dude, this is going to be a big contender if you enter it for Guitar of the Month!!!
Nice work, Mike, that's going to look fantastic when assembled.
Ok, Lesson Of The Week
Please read this, I don't want you to make this same mistake!
Everything was good and ready for first clear top coat. I went too far trying to get a single thick coat and ended up with some areas that went smokey white... Not a major in itself, they just needed to be cut back a bit to remove the issue. However during the sanding of the problem areas, the surrounding areas were also being sanded and suddenly I had removed a chunk from the Sunburst itself.
So end result is a re-sanding of the whole body for complete respray and complete redo of the sunburst. I'm not overly disappointed as there were some minor blemishes that annoyed me... Probably not visible to someone else but I knew they were there, so I've addressed them.
So in short, for everyones benefit, slow and steady wins the race, if you try to sprint at the end you may fall in a heap.
Slow and steady is me right now... still havent got any sandpaper...Quote:
Quote from MikeL on February 28, 2013, 11:16
Ok, Lesson Of The Week
Please read this, I don't want you to make this same mistake!
Everything was good and ready for first clear top coat. I went too far trying to get a single thick coat and ended up with some areas that went smokey white... Not a major in itself, they just needed to be cut back a bit to remove the issue. However during the sanding of the problem areas, the surrounding areas were also being sanded and suddenly I had removed a chunk from the Sunburst itself.
So end result is a re-sanding of the whole body for complete respray and complete redo of the sunburst. I'm not overly disappointed as there were some minor blemishes that annoyed me... Probably not visible to someone else but I knew they were there, so I've addressed them.
So in short, for everyones benefit, slow and steady wins the race, if you try to sprint at the end you may fall in a heap.
That's not slow, that's deceased.... :DQuote:
Quote from keloooe on February 28, 2013, 11:33
Slow and steady is me right now... still havent got any sandpaper...
How come ? Are you waiting on some special brand or something ? Any of the Sandpapers from SuperCheap are good enough, they have 120 upto 2600. I have had excellent success with them, especially the wet'n'dry.
Wow, that must have been a really hard decision. Takes a lot of balls (and bull-headedness, I suspect!) to decide to back up that far. Good on you!Quote:
Quote from MikeL on February 28, 2013, 11:16
Ok, Lesson Of The Week
Please read this, I don't want you to make this same mistake!
Everything was good and ready for first clear top coat. I went too far trying to get a single thick coat and ended up with some areas that went smokey white... Not a major in itself, they just needed to be cut back a bit to remove the issue. However during the sanding of the problem areas, the surrounding areas were also being sanded and suddenly I had removed a chunk from the Sunburst itself.
So end result is a re-sanding of the whole body for complete respray and complete redo of the sunburst. I'm not overly disappointed as there were some minor blemishes that annoyed me... Probably not visible to someone else but I knew they were there, so I've addressed them.
So in short, for everyones benefit, slow and steady wins the race, if you try to sprint at the end you may fall in a heap.
haha, deceased indeed!!! well, I was going to get sandpaper from NSW, but i will probably check out some more local stuff... That flame maple cap is just DYING for Wuddy!!!Quote:
Quote from MikeL on February 28, 2013, 12:16
That's not slow, that's deceased.... :DQuote:
Quote from keloooe on February 28, 2013, 11:33
Slow and steady is me right now... still havent got any sandpaper...
How come ? Are you waiting on some special brand or something ? Any of the Sandpapers from SuperCheap are good enough, they have 120 upto 2600. I have had excellent success with them, especially the wet'n'dry.
Just to keep everyone up to date, Guitar is repainted, re sun-bursted and has 4 coats of clear on it. Two more coats today just to be certain and it'll be ready to cut'n'polish by next weekend.
It's darker than before because I didn't go back to primer. It kinda looks like deep purple water (with glitter in it)
Now if only I can cut'n'polish it without going down to the paint :)