Yep agree you've scored a nice neck there doc, grain looks really nice
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Yep agree you've scored a nice neck there doc, grain looks really nice
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well done Doc neck looking sweet and I see you have pre-drilled all the holes. Must be pretty exciting the build so far !
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Yeah it's been pretty exciting, I decided to do a complete test-build before I went and did all the finishing on the body and neck.
good one Doc, so I think the build diary will reach 30 pages before a piece of sandpaper touches the body haha
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Nah,lol, cause I've already given the body a sand with some 180 grit, I haven't applied any Ebony TM yet cause of the glue stains near the top horn on the body, although I may just go ahead anyway, the glue stains aren't that prominent.
Seeing as the neck felt like it was dry to the touch, I decided to go ahead and apply the first coat of Dingotone Colourless Final coat to the neck, it doesn't look much different to how it did in the last pic I posted.
oh ok Doc good work mate, keep up the good work
Cheers mate, will do, I'm determined to do a good job at finishing the body and neck.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
So far I've had no issues with the new Dingotone MkII, hopefully the Coolangatta Gold MkII should also have no issues.
I think I will go ahead and start working on the body finish today, so stay tuned for some more pics .
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I decided to go ahead and apply the Ebony Timbermate to the Strat body, I managed to dilute the TM to a nice thick creamy consistency, because I couldn't find a Squeegee, or Spatula, I put one of my spare nitrile gloves on and used my fingers to spread the TM over the body of the guitar, all that's left to do now is wait till the TM has dried and then sand it off, hopefully I got enough of it in the grain to make it pop, here's a pic of the body covered in the Ebony Timbermate:
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Hi Doc, Beware of drippage down the sides! I found this with the EXA body, if you are a little too fluid on the tm then it can leave runs, and even if you attend to them right away, you will get a run mark.
I managed to get around this by sanding back and re-coating with a thin TM solution which effectively filled in around the run marks, leaving it even, although when i first saw them, there was bad words, so many bad words.
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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
Cheers, I think I must have gotten lucky with the consistency of the TM since I didn't get any runs or drips that I could notice.
Good to see the ball rolling on this Doc!
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Originally Posted by stan
Cheers, I'm glad I'm finally making some substantial progress on my build, I just spent the last few hours sanding off the Ebony Timbermate from the body and I reckon it's ready for the Dingotone Coolangatta Gold MkII finish, I'm just about to take a couple of pics of the body as it is.
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Seeing as the Ebony Timbermate had dried, I decided to go ahead and sand it off again, here's what the body looks like now after a few hours of sanding, I reckon it's ready for the application of the Dingotone Coolangatta Gold MkII finish, I might do that tomorrow since it's getting a bit late tonight.
Pics of the body sanded back:
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Good stuff, Doc, you'll see some nice contrast when you apply the CG!
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Well, temptation got the better of me so I decided to apply the DT Coolangatta Gold stain, to say that it's already looking awesome is an understatement, well I think so anyway, I had an OMG!! moment just after I started applying it, here's what the guitar body looks like now:
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I agree Doc, this is looking mighty fine. The timbermate has worked a treat. How good is it when the grain pops in front of your eyes! Keep up the good work
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nice work Doc you have it popping
Lookin good! How good is the fragrance Doc?
The humidity up there looks pretty full on over the next week or so. I didn't find that it effected the application of the stain coats, but watch out when you apply the intensifying coat (and any final coats) - nice and thin and wait a long time (I know its hard).
That is looking superb Doc! I really love the grain figuring along the upper bout, how it sweeps forward across the top of the guitar. I'm curios to see how it comes up with curing and re-application of stain.
I think i was too liberal in the application to start with and possibly on the too thin side of Optimum consistency. Or i am just impatient and hamfisted. Little from column A and a little from column B perhaps.Quote:
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Originally Posted by Andy40
Cheers mate, the fragrance can be best described as a pleasant Citrusy kind of smell, well that's what my nose is telling me anyway, and yeah we've been getting alot of rain lately since Darwin is in the Tropics, I'll take note of what you're saying about thin coats and drying times.
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Originally Posted by FrankenWashie
I'm liking the grain too, at first it didn't look anything special before the application of the TM, but now it has a quality that's grown on me and it's made me realize that you don't necessarily have to have a spectacular grain pattern for this technique to work.
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Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
Cheers, I honestly didn't expect it to look that good, I'm going to give full credit to DB and Wokka for convincing me to go with this finish.
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Cheers, yeah I can totally get the idea behind the use of the Ebony Timbermate, first time I've ever used it and Dingotone.
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate!
Awesome.
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Cheers DB, it came out better than I thought it would, how's that for my very first time using TM and Dingotone?, I must have fluked it or something....lol.
Anyway, I've decided that I'm very happy with the result I got so I'll wait till it's dried enough for me to apply the intensifier coat, and then the final coat.
looks awesome Doc, well done, I told you the timbermate would make the subtle grain look much darker and pop.
The CG has really brought the axe alive, no wonder you are stoked.
Any photos of the back or have you just stained the top/sides ?
get a scrap piece of wood and screw it into the neck screw holes and drill a hole at the top and hang it somewhere is the best way for the body to cure
it's no fluke the axe is looking good mate, when you use good products this is the result !!
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I've actually gone and applied the DT CG all over the body as well as the sides, I'll see if I can post a pic of the back.
Here we go, this is what the back of the guitar body looks like now:
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Gee. Sorry for the late reply! Been off with the fairies the last couple of weeks!Quote:
Originally Posted by DrNomis_44
My husband and I have built this house we're waiting on, and as musicians have had internal sound proofing installed in every internal wall! So hopefully don't annoy the neighbours!
Hopefully you don't have to move any time soon! And hopefully your car comes back
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Originally Posted by ShazzRandom
That's alright mate, you're forgiven, I don't drive so I'll have to hire a trucking company to transport my stuff to Cairns, what do you think of the way the body for my Strat has turned out after I applied the DT Coolangatta Gold stain?
back of the body looks sweet too Doc, wait till you get more CG coats on and clear coats should look wicked
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
I think I did at least a couple of coats of the CG on the body last night, so if that's any indication to go by then the body should look even more awesome-er when it's finished, I'm going to be applying a second coat of the final clear coat to the neck later on tonight and then I'll call it done, so then all that will be needed to do is finish working on the body.
good one Doc, I think the build should be complete in about a month. Remember give the DT plenty of cure time or DB won't be very kind in the naughty warehouse !
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Will do, I'm not in a real hurry to actually start playing the guitar so I'm not really worried how long it takes to dry, besides DB's a good mate to us all so I really don't want to upset him if it can be avoided.
I have some extra bits and pieces to order from PBG and Realtone anyway, so that'll keep me busy while I wait for the guitar to dry.
wise move Doc, when DB is upset in the Naughty Warehouse he has a cow prodder and a bloody loud PA system to tell you off ! haha
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Lol...if I had to choose between upsetting DB and buying him a few beers, I'd buy him a few beers of his choice, besides I really don't fancy experiencing the joys of being prodded by a cattle prodder, or having my ears blasted by a too loud PA system.
So, by my reckoning, the body should be ready for the intensifier coat this coming Tuesday at about the same time (10:00pm) as when I started applying the CG stain (48hrs).
Hey Doc, 48 hours should be enough, presume it's pretty warm in Darwin ?
40 degrees in Perth yesterday and almost there now
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Originally Posted by wokkaboy
Apparently Darwin is currently 33 Degrees C, although it doesn't feel like it, maybe it's because I'm sitting next to a pedestal fan.
Humidity is currently 59%, with Precipitation currently at 51%, Wind is 26km/H.
I found that out by doing a quick google.
haha thanks for all the weather stats Doc ! You forgot wind direction haha - don't worry !
Just out of curiosity, I took the gold bridge, jackplate, and the white pearloid scratchplate from the box my kit came in and placed them in their respective positions on the body, next I placed the neck in the pocket and had a look at the guitar, the gold colour of the bridge and jackplate and the colour of the white pearloid scratchplate works really well with the Coolangatta gold stain on the body with it's highlighted grain, this is going to be one good looking guitar when it's finished.