Chrome Body

haha.thanks wokka.all good though.if it doesnt work i got other ideas but it should be fine.Order placed now just have to wait.I really need some sleep.lol

well its started!!!!!Got the kit and i must say im pretty impressed!Few minor scratches on the fretboard.only visible at a close range so will bring that up when im readt to fix it.and the hole for the bridge was a bit rough but other than i cant complain.This kit looks like an awesome kit for a beginner.yes there are still holes to drill and such,but wihtout that then it would be more like a clip together kit,so its good that it makes you have your own input so you can truly say you built it.would recommend it for anyone wanting to start.minimal sanding,however for anyone painting a solid colour prime then spray putty and sand or the grain will still show through.not too bad if your staining it as you want the grain to show.One thing that has confused me though,is it suppose to be made of three different peices.the body i mean.not that it matters just curious.Bit i am really stoked and sould be getting some chrome down by the weekend!!!Wish me luck!!!!

good stuff Calais, generally the ST-1's are 3 or 4 pieces of basswood. You will have to grain fill for the chrome. Post some pics and let us know your plans

first step.back is nearly ready to be basecoat to be applied

Mrs came home from work last night and saw the primered guitar and said "wow.i like that colour"and i thought job done then lol

So here are thepalns as they stand at the moment.Over the weekend the chrome will be going on.Takes about three days all up.Will be spending today and tomorrow priming and puttying and trying to find someone who has got a jigsaw for the headstock in coffs harbour lol.one day i should buy some tool.have spent a week without sleep trying to work out how to hang it for chroming as I cant hang it straight up and down and wondering if i should just tahe it one step at a time.But i think i have that worked out.Going to leave the neck natural but accentuate the grain a bit.The head will be chromed too.Had an idea of making a holographic pickguard,until the black pearl one arrived and i was pretty stoked with that,so that may be the way to go.will fiddle around with silver holo and block holo anyway and see what happens.All hardware is black.So going to chrome the switches and knobs and the covers over the pickups.Why buy them when you can chrome them yourself i reckon.Haing fun with it and finding the body all pretty straight and not very hard to get rid of any marks.deffintely a build for a beginner in fact even for younger ones.But if this work i will show what can be acheived with a relatively inexspensive kit and will be something you cant buy in a shop.Isnt that what this is all about!!!!

sounds good Calais, you can cut the headstock shape with an inexpensive coping saw, then maybe some files and sand the final surface. Would it be better to lye the body flat and do one side at a time ? Depends on the chroming process.
Can't wait to see some pics with chrome on. That's funny the missus thought the primer coat was the final haha

yeah i could but it sort of needs to go on angle for the chmicals and water to run off.my biggest worry is the chrome joning on the edges,but i spose if its easy enough to do with paint it will work with the chrome.I think i will do the back and sides and a little under the lip and then tape it on the edge and the chrome will cover the little bit under the lip if that makes sense.because im so new at it im still learning o lot of the processes.you dont get much help from the suppliers so its all trial and error

drying the body on the back.purely cause i want to see some chrome and so does wokka.

awesome dude bring on the chrome !