Fred's 1st Build - STA1M

Thanks guys!
I used the 'real camera' for these ones. Phone cameras are good but can't compete with 500g of glass! :-)

Wow Fred, this is turning into a real stunner.

rob

Looking amazing Fred!

cheers,
Gav.

Hey guys,
So this weekend was back on the STA1. It had 2 weeks for the final coat of gloss to cure and it looked ready to cut and polish.
I followed advice I found on this forum and the video: started by wet sanding it with 1500 and then 2000 until it was all flat.
I then polished it with the Meguiar Ultimate Compound, followed by Scratch X2.0.
It's all glossy now and I'm very happy with the level of gloss and how it makes the colour pops.
So a few photos:
Front:
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Back:
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And some close ups:
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It's great how it changes colour depending on the light!

I wasn't too happy with the results of my attempt to add gold mica powder in the spray a couple weeks ago, so I ended up sanding a fair bit of it. But I didn't remove it all, so it shows areas with some gold dust which I actually like on the darker parts (the edges).
It's hard to show on photos as it is quite subtle, but it can be seen on the photos below:
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Now, all is not perfect...
I had an issue with a small crack at the bottom of the body.
I tried to fill it by filling it up with gloss acrylic by hand, and I thought I had it, but after the flat sanding I could see it was still going to be visible.
I've still gone ahead and polished the guitar, and it is visible:
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And now I'm in two mind: leave it as is (at the end of the day the default gives it a 'handmade touch'), or try and fix it...
But I'm not sure how I could fix it.

Anyone with a good idea?
Cheers

looking awesome

Love those Pure Vintage Tonerider pickups, they are gonna sound sweet.

Looks like some movement where wood is joined? I'd be tempted to leave as is. I think most of my axes have some sort of cracking /distress 'feature' that appears overtime anyhow.

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@andrewdosborne: yep exactly. I think I'll try and see it as a feature... 😁

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