oh yes, the white is great - in fact the cream you have due to lighting may even look better than the white - either way, another strat for you i think
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oh yes, the white is great - in fact the cream you have due to lighting may even look better than the white - either way, another strat for you i think
Way to go. I'm a big fan of maple necked artic white strats. And more awesomeness with the gold hardware
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Cheers mate, looks like I will have to buy a second STA-1M so I can build an Arctic White Strat, might do that next year, could even make it a tribute to Jimi Hendrix, I'd have to buy a neck with a reverse-headstock too though.
The thing is, I still really want to paint this Strat Gold.
Update:
Most of the paint on the Gold Strat body seems to be dry enough to sand except where I have a few paint runs, but I'm going to go ahead.....back to sanding-mode for some Sanding, Sanding, Sanding, and....more Sanding.
Going to see if I can get the surface nice and smooth before I apply another coat of White Undercoat....stay tuned for more updates.
Hey DB,
Ever wondered what a 2010 Mex Strat looks like now?....This is mine....'Cassandra' my Mistress...40th birthday pressie from myGood Lady Wife, Cassandra.. You cant see from the photos but its neck has mellowed to a beautiful yellow gold...Got better with age...Wife has done the same...:)
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She looks good, I used to have a 2010 Fender Mexican Strat too, but mine had a black body with a white Scratchplate and 21-fret Rosewood neck.
You ought to see the Wife!!! Better nick then this....I am a SRV fan so went the tobacco sun burst...I sanded down the vanish on the back of the neck ALA John Mayer style..so not so sticky....Kept it sun exposed by no real reason other then where I had the stand the maple neck looks Vintage and a deep blonde...
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I've been getting back into SRV recently too, a mate of mine wants to put together some Surf instrumentals so he and I can do a surf-medley at an up and coming gig, he wants to do Pipeline, but do it in the way Dick Dale and SRV did it.
One of these days I'm going to have to invest in a good Orbital Sander, my arm muscles are starting to ache a bit from the sanding, being a skinny guy doesn't make things any easier.
But as the saying goes, no pain, no gain....lol.
SRV and Carlos Santana were the reasons I picked up a guitar in the first place. I recently acquired a Squire Strat for $99.00 in a similar colour scheme, its got some issues but it still sounds pretty sweet, even through my micro cube.Quote:
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The orbitals are good, but you've still got to move it around and most of the time restrain it from running away, and its vibrating the hell out of your hands the whole time, so I'm not so sure that it will be any easier on your arms Doc.
The whole out of phase surf music dictated what a Strat could do...the along comes a man Named Jimi,,, puts a Fuzz face a phazer and turns the world upside down...2 greatest influences Jimi and SRVQuote:
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Yep, I'm a big fan of Jimi Hendrix too, I've got a copy of his most recent posthumous album, Valleys Of Neptune, on CD, it was really interesting to hear where he was taking some of his well known tunes on that album, there's a few guitarists that have inspired me to pick up the guitar and play it, Jimi is one, there's also Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Malcom and Angus Young, Eric Johnson, and a few others I could probably mention too, I recently found myself getting back into the Shadows and Hank Marvin, I'm going to see if I can nail that Hank Marvin sound once I get my Gold Strat up and running again so it's playable.
Update:
I was running out of the White Knight White Undercoat spray paint so I decided to go ahead and spray the body with the Rust-Oleum Grey primer paint, so far I haven't noticed any paint-reaction issues with the primer and the previous coat of White Undercoat, everything looks pretty normal with no bubbling....hmmmmm....interesting.
I'm going to leave the guitar body to dry outside on my balcony, hooked up to the clothesline, for a few hours and see how it goes, I might give it some time to dry overnight too.
Here's what the both sides of the body looks like after being spray-painted with the Rust-Oleum Grey Primer:
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Apart from a few paint-runs and one slightly missed spot on the back of the guitar body, I honestly cant see any paint-reactions as indicated by bubbling.
Hi Doc, looks like a bit of the Ash grain poking through on the back that tends to indicate not enough sealer before applying paint.
Not wrong about a few runs. May need to hold the can a bit further away and use light passes rather than trying to liberally coat the thing in one pass as in your climate too thick a coat can equal disaster very quickly.
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Cheers, and you're right about that, I'm going to give the body a good sanding-down in the morning hopefully I can get the body a bit smoother so that the grain isn't showing through like it is, the instructions said to hold the can 20cm from the object I was spraying, which I did, I guess I need a bit more practice at spray-painting with spray cans, if worse comes to worse, I'll buy some 80 grit sand paper from the big green shed, strip off all the paint, put some Maple Timbermate on the body and re-paint it again.
There might be other filler solutions you could use rather than sanding back and starting again. Bets to check with the paint dept at the 'shed'.
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Cheers mate will do, but I'll have to wait till next fortnight cause I'm very low on money, so I can't buy any more stuff from the big green shed till then, did you check out the pic I posted of the overhang on the 22-fret neck I'm using on the Gold Strat body?, if so, hope that clears things up, I reckon you should be able to put a 22-fret neck on your guitar with minimal issues, providing that the neck fits relatively well in the neck pocket, you should also have minimal issues with the scale length too, hope you manage to find a good 22-fret neck for your guitar at a good price mate.
Hey Doc I happen to jam with someone on Wednesdays who uses pretty much the same rig as Hank used in the studio (Shadows). I'll take some photo's and list items used
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Cheers mate, would love to check out the pics after you post them, looking forward to it.
Update:
I've just done a quick check of the Gold Strat body and the Rust-Oleum Grey Primer seems to have dried pretty hard while I left it to dry overnight yesterday, so I'm going to give the body a sanding-down a bit later on so I can smooth out the paint runs, and then I'm going to try spraying another coat of Grey Primer on the areas of the body where the grain is showing, and also areas I missed, then I'll let that dry and see how it turns out, incidentally, the Rust-Oleum Grey Primer I'm using seems to be pretty good stuff, practically no issues with paint reactions, or maybe I got lucky, I dunno, the results I'm getting are proving very encouraging so far.
Yeah I've found it pretty good to work with, I used the flat white version to undercoat a puppet theatre thingy I made for my better half. Great coverage even with my slipshod spraying skills. Quick drying too, unless you absolutely drench a spot of course.Quote:
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Update:
And now....I'm back to Sanding-mode again to do some more Sanding, Sanding, Sanding, and...more Sanding of the Gold Strat body while the Matt Black paint I sprayed on the Custom Pedalboard is drying..
Doc think you will need to try and grain fill those grain pores once it's sanded. The paint will never fill those in. Next time you spray paint try and practice your application, going left to right, right to left, then up and down, it's like mowing the lawn try and have a tiny overlap over the last row/column you painted. Move in a steady speed and hold the nozzle 90 degrees to the surface.
With practice you will know when to stop before the paint runs.
It may also be helpful to watch a pro painter on Youtube should give you some good tips
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I'll have to agree with you on that mate, I think I'll just go ahead and sand it back to bare wood, then apply some Maple Timbermate to the body surface, the routes can stay the way they are cause they'll be covered-up anyway, at least I know that the Rust-Oleum Grey Primer is actually going to work with no major issues.
I guess it serves myself right for being a little impatient, at least no major harm was done anyway.
all good Doc everyone has to start somewhere. I'm sure my first paintjob probably had runs everywhere. Practice and you will improve. Think it's a good idea to sand it back and apply timbermate. You will find with painting 90% of the job is preparation. Good preparation and you may save yourself multiple coats in the future.
Even if you get a cheap can of spray paint and practice spraying on the cardboard kit box and get used a steady motion across both directions and up/down and left/right. I usually stop spraying once I am past the object, change direction then start spraying
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I think I will seriously consider investing in an Orbital Sander this year for sure, my right arm is already getting a bit tired, but I'm not going to let that discourage me, I'm determined to see it through, cheers for the advice mate.
And in hindsight, I really should have started out by applying the Timbermate first, rather than do what I actually did.
Maybe a good Sanding-session will help exercise my two guns....lol.
yeah Doc it's all a learning curve and an orbital sander will be a very worthwhile purchase. They are a bit noisy and dusty so you will have to use it daylight hours
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How much do you recon a good Orbital Sander will cost me?, I might go to the Bunnings Website and check out their pricing, my local Cash Converters store may have one I could buy at a good price, but maybe it's more worthwhile if I can invest in a brand new one, I do have a Dremel Tool with a long flexible hose-attachment on it, it also has a speed adjuster on it, I bought it at my Local Jaycar Electronics store.
Doc here's the range here. Don't get the $49 Ozito one as it doesn't have speed control.
I've used two or three of the $76 Bosch one is pretty good value
https://www.bunnings.com.au/our-rang...rbital-sanders
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Cheers mate, that $76.00 Bosch Random Orbital Sander sounds like it's well within my price-budget, I was hoping that a good Orbital Sander wouldn't cost me any more than $100.00, so next Fortnight, I might see if I can buy myself one, assuming my local Bunnings store has some in stock.
no worries Doc, you will need some packets of papers, get the 125mm diameter ones, they should stock 40, 80, 120, 180 and 240 grit. They are about $6 each for a pack of 5 papers. Also worth getting a decent dust mask
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Cheers, I might also buy a couple of clear safety-glasses too, so that stuff doesn't get in my eyes, Dust won't be much of an issue cause I can do the sanding out on my balcony, so, I'll draw up a Bunnings Shopping-List later on tonight so it's all organized for next Tuesday, and I'll go see if I can buy one of those $76.00 Orbital Sanders, and those extra papers and the mask too, looks like next week will be full-on for me, that's good cause I get bored when I'm sitting around doing nothing.
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HB, sounds like Doc has the budget for a new orbital sander and will have use of the warranty, probably 12 months
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I could do that, but I've elected to buy a brand new one, I've bought things from Cash Converters before only to have them go faulty a couple of weeks later.
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Just make sure you sand with the opposite arm that lifts schooners for balanced exercise
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Haaahahahahah....good one mate, I'd probably sand with both my arms so that they both get exercised, then I'll be able to lift two schooners, one in each hand, so I can drink in Stereo....hahahaha.
Cheers for making my day mate.
good one Ponch sound advice as usual from the Highway patrol man !
Haha anytime!
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Nah Doc, seriously, get a decent dust mask, something half face with replaceable filter cartridges. Its the fine dust that causes the issues and if you are sanding, then you are already breathing it in, outside or not.Quote:
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