Custom HotRod Strat Build.

Update:


Okay, I'm going to go ahead and give the HotRod Strat body a spray with some primer in preparation for the Metallic Blue spray paint, will post a couple of pics after the primer has dried, but first some Sanding of the body, stay tuned.


Update:


Just given the body a coat of Rust-Oleum Grey Primer, there doesn't seem to be any discernible grain-pattern in the wood, I did however discover a glue-stain, but since I'm going for a solid-colour finish which will cover-up the glue-stain, I'm not going to worry about it, at least the wood is going to be protected from the rainy weather, it's a bit too dark to take any pics of the body, so I'm going to wait till tomorrow morning and let the body dry overnight.

The can of Rust-Oleum Grey Primer is starting to run a bit low so I'll have to buy another can if I end up having to spray a few more coats on the body, I might just do one more coat after the first one has dried though, before I start spraying the body with the Metallic Blue paint, all is going to plan so far.

good stuff Doc, hopefully what you have learnt from the gold strat you will keep improving your spraying technique on the hot rod

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Originally Posted by wokkaboy

good stuff Doc, hopefully what you have learnt from the gold strat you will keep improving your spraying technique on the hot rod

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Cheers mate, if I have to be brutally honest about myself, it's my painting skills that probably needs the most improvement on, but at least I have acknowledged that, so I'm in a position to do something about it, I do feel I have gotten better at it since that first time with the Gold Strat, there is room for improvement, and that's cool, it'll be interesting to see what the guitar looks like once it's finished, I can take my time with this build cause I have two other guitars I can play in the meantime, one, the white Ibby, has a Floyd on it.

yeah cool Doc, don't worry my first effort at spray paint was woeful. It's all practice buddy and you will improve. Even if you haven't got a spray can in your hand practice a steady movement over a hanging guitar to get used to it. Make sure you hold the nozzle 90 degrees to the surface, Try and maintain the same distance from the object. Days that aren't windy will give you the best results.
Also have a look at some spray paint video's on Youtube sure there are plenty to watch before you do the primer coat.
Good luck.

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Originally Posted by wokkaboy

yeah cool Doc, don't worry my first effort at spray paint was woeful. It's all practice buddy and you will improve. Even if you haven't got a spray can in your hand practice a steady movement over a hanging guitar to get used to it. Make sure you hold the nozzle 90 degrees to the surface, Try and maintain the same distance from the object. Days that aren't windy will give you the best results.
Also have a look at some spray paint video's on Youtube sure there are plenty to watch before you do the primer coat.
Good luck.

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Cheers mate, much appreciated.

Might see if I can manage spraying one more coat of Grey Primer on the HotRod Strat body today, there's not much left in the can though, but if it gets used up it gets used up, will see if I can post a couple of pics, stay tuned.

Update:


I just went to spray the Hotrod Strat body with some more Grey Primer and found that the can has been all used up even though there is some air pressure in it, so, I'm going to go ahead and give the body a coat of the Metallic Blue paint, will take a couple of pics of the body once it has been sprayed.


Here's what the HotRod Strat body looks like after it's been sprayed with it's first coat of paint:


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I know it looks a bit patchy, but I think that's because it's the first coat of paint, hopefully it'll look better after a few more coats, on the upside we can see what the Metallic Blue colour looks like, I'm pretty happy with it so far so I'm going to roll with it.

Doc, before you spray the blue coat, what is the current state of the body, it's not raw timber still is it ? Worth going to the Green shed for more primer

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Originally Posted by wokkaboy

Doc, before you spray the blue coat, what is the current state of the body, it's not raw timber still is it ? Worth going to the Green shed for more primer

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It had one coat of Grey primer on it before I sprayed it with the Metallic Blue paint, the primer was completely covering the body before I started spray painting it, and I left the primer to dry overnight, the primer was dry to the touch before I started spray painting.


I'm going to be a bit short of money till Tuesday the following week, I'll be able to buy more of the Grey primer then if you reckon it needs it.

The good news is that I can't see any evidence of the paint reacting with the primer anywhere on the body.

Hey Doc, I like the colour, looks like you didn't grain fill the body before the primer ?
I'd say you will still see the grain after a few coats like your gold strat.