are those swings the same colour? or is it the light?
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are those swings the same colour? or is it the light?
Or did you paint them with the same paint? ;)
No just a coincidence. They are pretty close tough :)
Robbo
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Long time between posts as not much has happened, until today...
Life has been hectic so the poor old guitar project took a back seat, but I had a few hours today to bang her together in the hope of using her for our New Years Eve gig...
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It’s not 100% perfect but when I get time I’ll go back and make it so, but spare time is super rare at the moment so I have to make do. The two main problems are (I’ve never owned a bigsby style tremolo before so I could be wrong) the tremolo arm seems to sit pretty high so I’ll probably get a shorter spring. The other problem is I replaced the nut with a Graphtech one and the strings hit the first fret, even with the action at twice what I would normally run at. I didn’t take any off the bottom of it before installing so I’m a bit bummed but I’m sure I’ll be able to work out a shim to get it to a more suitable height. It’s not too bad, the strings just rattle a little on open strings, so I’ll still use it for a song or two, I’ll just make sure the songs have no open chords ;)
Anyway, thanks for looking and have a safe new year...
Robbo
It's turned out nice. I think the "bigsby" sits a bit high because it needs the clearance over the knobs. I got this model as well. It's been my main guitar for the last few years.
I had that problem on my JMA kit. I ended up shimming it with a bit of street sweeper wire and then eventually filing a very small amount off to bring it back down a bit. It's great where it is now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockfactor
Well, I have ruined the finish on this through a “learning experience”. You’ve probably seen this photo of rubber from a guitar stand I’ve posted a couple of times...
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I though a little squirt of oomph would lift it right off... no no no no no no no... [emoji4]
The finish went all soft and the rag just smudged it and I took the finish off all the way through in one spot.
Oh well, might experiment with some different colours.
Robbo
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I think you might be able to save this finish, I'd let it go hard for a few days, then rub it back just locally, remove the strap button and you should be able to spray that area in. Mask the front completely and the binding, but let the paint overspray across the back of the guitar, you can polish that off when it is good and hard. That's how they repair cars, they don't respray the whole thing. The paint you are using is self priming so you won't have to worry about primer for the local repair.
I'm not sure what you used to remove the smudge, some of these paints soften with methanol for a long time, it might have had that in it.
Yeah I’ll have a go at saving it as a learning experience. If it doesn’t work I have some other ideas...
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Relic!!!Quote:
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Hmmm, melted the top coat and left a crap load of fibres too.
Surprised it didn't eat through your nitrite gloves, something that goof off manages to do after a few minutes of vigorous rubbing.
Happens to any guitars I have painted with enamel paints. I wont do that anymore:(
Sorry to (slightly) hijack Robbo's thread but I must ask ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy40
My first build I brushed and wet sanded 8 coats of acrylic clear and ended up with a HARD attractive finish.
My second I sprayed every different almost empty can of enamel on hand in what was to be multiple prep coats, wet sanded each. It looked so cool it stayed that way and after a weeks went hard HARD and is standing up to use.
My third build is getting close to paint, I had intended spray enamel, I don't mind spending a few extra $$$, what should I be buying?
Hmm, probably going to start an argument here, but I'd be confident in saying that an enamel will be harder than an acrylic finish, and will stand up to abuse better. Enamels tend to soften with contact with hydrocarbons such as fuels and alcohols, but iare otherwise very hard wearing. That's why the goof off stuff was the wrong choice.
Enamel takes longer to go off, and tends to set from the outside in. Acrylic dries from the inside out, and dried much quicker.
Enamels sometimes have a yellowish tinge after time.
The auto stuff you get in Australia car shops for body panels will almost certainly be acrylics.
This info comes from respraying vehicles more than guitars, but I'd say that the same should be true on timber.
I like the Cabots range of polyurethane clear. I have used this over acrylics with no issues, and does make a good hard covering.
Thanks for that comment, keen for further as this stuff is reasonably new to me.Quote:
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The enamel job referred to started as a knocked about body I found in a garbage bin, filling, sanding then empty whatever pressure pack I had on hand, more sanding, more paint etc etc. End result made me smile so I stopped before final colour coat, it's HARD.
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Wow that really looks fantastic. Super original, you won't see another like it! I must check the bins more...Quote:
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Nice pickups too! I have that t shirt...
Don't mention the t shirt, my identity must remain a secret ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Andyxlh
The pickups came on a loaded pick guard from 920D
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they have great stuff but a bit heavy on the $$$'s.
Nice upgrade for a strat. Especially one from the bin!
It's made of "tone wood" layer on layer of the best quality tone ply a bin can offer :rolleyes:Quote:
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Will it be called The Strato-castaway-er?
It will be from now on :cool:Quote:
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