This is my 2nd go at building a kit guitar.
It's an IB-1F with black hardware.
Photos to follow soon.....
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This is my 2nd go at building a kit guitar.
It's an IB-1F with black hardware.
Photos to follow soon.....
Hi Maximalis.
Welcome to the community.
Look forward to the pics
Hi and welcome.
Welcome Max.
That kit looks like it holds a lot of potential.
Thanks for the welcomes...
Here come some photos
1. Unboxing
https://i.imgur.com/gi3vNLd.jpg
2. Checking all the parts are here
https://i.imgur.com/dCnQ239.jpg
3. Dry fitting to check the alignment
https://i.imgur.com/kNyo162.jpg
That’s all looking very good.
Checking for glue on the maple veneer, it looks like there's a spot near the neck PU
https://i.imgur.com/gWdxWA8.jpg
some goof-off and a brass wire brush look to be in my future
Well, I thought I'd got all the glue off before I started dyeing.
The plan is to highlight the grain with black dye, then sand that back before colouring.
I'll tape off the neck and cavities etc and let the black sit for a day or so.
https://i.imgur.com/sVqVktB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VBZLCTs.jpg
I'll spend some more time with the goof-off and wire brush and dye to try and minimize the glue spots
I think I'm happy with the black highlighting now. time to sand it all back (carefully)
half done
https://i.imgur.com/5BjvxqW.jpg
all done lightly
https://i.imgur.com/y2imNgO.jpg
finished and ready for the colour
https://i.imgur.com/uKWsY9j.jpg
1st coat of red dye - This is red aniline powder dissolved in water
https://i.imgur.com/ELN1ybM.jpg
So I let that dry for 2 days before sanding flat with 320 grit sandpaper and starting with the varnish.
This is after 1 very light coat followed by a more normal coat. I'm using bondall 250ml monocel satin water based clear wood varnish applied with a foam applicator
https://i.imgur.com/gAxFhVZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/woouMyW.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qx0yfjO.jpg
Looking good so far.
I'll be spending the next couple of weeks applying 2 - 3 coats then letting it dry for 3 - 4 days before sanding back and repeating until I run out of varnish.