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12-06-2017, 06:02 PM
Adam Barnes

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Originally Posted by DrNomis_44

I used to do the same thing with the bridge on an Epiphone SG that I used to own before moving to Darwin in 2000, if you loose the wire retainer clip you can easily make a new one from an old unwound G-String, the saddles on the Nashville bridge on my LP studio guitar are a bit loose too, I managed to tighten them up a bit by bending the saddle screw retainer clips but they still move forwards and back, later on this year I'm going to go all-out and replace the existing bridge with one of those Chrome Babicz ones, haven't tried them before so it'll be interesting to see what results I get.

Mines all sorted doc turned it around and all sweet
12-06-2017, 06:05 PM
FrankenWashie

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Originally Posted by Adam Barnes

Ha ha wokka if i had 2 turn up id end up divorced shes cranky enough i want to do another

(In a conspiratorial whisper) order both, deliver 1 to work...sssssh I said nothing....
12-06-2017, 06:10 PM
Adam Barnes

Thanks franken but my office is at home and i dont think getting delivered to the work site would be a good idea
12-06-2017, 06:25 PM
Adam Barnes

If anyones intersted i posted a vid on Facebook under adam j barnes of the trip to the maldives, the music is using the pit bull guitar i made
12-06-2017, 06:27 PM
FrankenWashie

Well, yeah. That kind of puts paid to my idea that I never suggested and you know nothing about then.
12-06-2017, 06:35 PM
Adam Barnes

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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie

Well, yeah. That kind of puts paid to my idea that I never suggested and you know nothing about then.

Was a good idea if i had on office job
17-11-2017, 03:27 PM
Adam Barnes

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Attachment 23314 what started out this arvo as an nut replace with tusq nut has turned into pull it all apart sand back the clear coats and re coat with t/o
23-11-2017, 05:36 PM
Adam Barnes

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Attachment 23381 the t/o has brought this one back to life
25-11-2017, 08:35 AM
FrankenWashie

It was pretty Schmick to start with Barnesy, but it is looking extra schmick now!
26-11-2017, 11:28 AM
nitroburner1000

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Originally Posted by Adam Barnes

Attachment 23381 the t/o has brought this one back to life

Im just loving the colour effect this guitar has Barnsey, it reminds me of the soft silver colours that come about when cedar weathers. Its truly unique and would be a very hard effect to get if you were doing it intentionally. Bravo. Its got my vote.
26-11-2017, 05:41 PM
Adam Barnes

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Originally Posted by nitroburner1000

Im just loving the colour effect this guitar has Barnsey, it reminds me of the soft silver colours that come about when cedar weathers. Its truly unique and would be a very hard effect to get if you were doing it intentionally. Bravo. Its got my vote.

Thanks its definitely not deliberate, this was my first kit and ive learned a bit more about guitars since it was built thanks to this forum. Its
been over 6 months since this one was finished and the clear coats had never set it was still tacky and soft to the point were hairs from my fore arm where sticking to the guitar. So while i was finishing the grs i decided to sand it back and re clear coat, it diddent really sand of but rubbed of in little balls
26-11-2017, 06:00 PM
nitroburner1000

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Originally Posted by Adam Barnes

Thanks its definitely not deliberate, this was my first kit and ive learned a bit more about guitars since it was built thanks to this forum. Its
been over 6 months since this one was finished and the clear coats had never set it was still tacky and soft to the point were hairs from my fore arm where sticking to the guitar. So while i was finishing the grs i decided to sand it back and re clear coat, it diddent really sand of but rubbed of in little balls

Wow sounds like a fault with the clear. Ive had that happen with a faulty batch. Was doing a tabletop that didnt dry hard. Had to scrape it all back to bare. Chemical driers are added into the paint at the factory, if they are faulty then they dont react with the clear and never cure properly. This can also happen if it reacts with undercoats or basecoats. Bummer mate. Better to start again sadly.
27-11-2017, 05:24 PM
Adam Barnes

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Had a pair of these roller bridges turned up today from musiclily of eBay one for this guitar and the other for the grs. Feels really heavy compared to the kit bridge and the pegs slide into the other ones like a glove. Thanks to wazkelly for the YouTube clip for the tipAttachment 23401 Attachment 23402
29-11-2017, 03:04 PM
Adam Barnes

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Attachment 23437 Attachment 23438 Attachment 23439 Attachment 23440 ive given it a go with some meguiars scratch X and a buff with the carnauba wax all ready to put back together
29-11-2017, 03:21 PM
Swanny

Looking good, Barnsey! Nice and shiny finish FTW!

Makes me think of a Cobra Daytona.
29-11-2017, 03:32 PM
wokkaboy

good work Barnesy it's come up nice and shiny after the polish. Assembly time !
29-11-2017, 04:40 PM
Sonic Mountain

I dig the racing stripe. Cool guitar.
29-11-2017, 06:39 PM
DaveC64

It reminds me of gone in 60 seconds mustang Elenore. I have found the paint scheme for my tl when I buy the kit. Nice effect. I will use Silver and a black stripes. excellent work.

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29-11-2017, 06:53 PM
DaveC64

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Originally Posted by nitroburner1000

Wow sounds like a fault with the clear. Ive had that happen with a faulty batch. Was doing a tabletop that didnt dry hard. Had to scrape it all back to bare. Chemical driers are added into the paint at the factory, if they are faulty then they dont react with the clear and never cure properly. This can also happen if it reacts with undercoats or basecoats. Bummer mate. Better to start again sadly.

My Les Paul clear is still not rock hard. When it is I am going to sand it back and recoat with baslac. It takes 1 day to set solid. Here's the thing clear in spray cans has a shelf life. It also does not have the hardener added different process as nitro says. I will never use a can again. $300 got me a 5hp compressor 50ltr tank and hvlp gun.
Less over spray and real pro finish.

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29-11-2017, 08:00 PM
nitroburner1000

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Originally Posted by DaveC64

My Les Paul clear is still not rock hard. When it is I am going to sand it back and recoat with baslac. It takes 1 day to set solid. Here's the thing clear in spray cans has a shelf life. It also does not have the hardener added different process as nitro says. I will never use a can again. $300 got me a 5hp compressor 50ltr tank and hvlp gun.
Less over spray and real pro finish.

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I agree 100%, btw im using DNA Paints at the moment, cant beat em for finish and speed drying.
03-01-2018, 01:54 PM
Adam Barnes

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Attachment 23886 No 1 is alive again, finally got him all back togaather again, swaped out the neck pickup for a tonerider generator, and swaped the pots to Bourne minis and orange drop caps, and a roller bridge which ive grinded the bottom off about 1.5 mm to get the action down, and swaped out the nut for a graphtec tusq nut. It had been that long id forgotten how nice it was to play 😁
03-01-2018, 01:59 PM
jarrod

That is a nice looking design Adam, They are nice to play when correctly set up
03-01-2018, 02:32 PM
Adam Barnes

Thanks jarrod
03-01-2018, 04:07 PM
JohnH

Man, that looks great
03-01-2018, 08:35 PM
Simon Barden

Yes, loving that superb glossy finish. Really looking good.

Are you tempted to make a custom truss rod cover for it, to really finish it off? It's the only thing now that says to me 'kit guitar'.
03-01-2018, 08:49 PM
jarrod

I agree Simon

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