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Hello, I've recently bought the IB-7, 7 string guitar kit to do for my year 12 research project. I've spent most of my holidays sanding it. I've put about two coats of primer on it and I have noticed a large crack when it's hot that looks like it goes in pretty deep. I am planning on painting it matte black so if I need to put something on it that will show I can.
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It's actually wide enough to squash with my fingers.
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Jack - sounds like a bummer - I've contacted DB Our local resident luthier for any advice and will get back to you when we can.
Hi Jack, looks like a crack that's opened up with the temperature change. We can get that complete kit back and replace with a new (uncracked) one.
Flick me an email and we'll organise it. adamboyle(at)pitbullguitars.com
Thanks Adam, email sentQuote:
Originally Posted by adam
Cheers, Jack
Bummer Jack - good news is that it's being resolved.
I've gotten the guitar replaced and have started the sanding again. On this body it looks like it's going to take much longer since there are a lot of scratches on the edge of it. They don't seem to feel like they make it any less smooth but I could be wrong. Since I'm painting the guitar and not staining it will these be an issue or can I cut a bit of a corner to save time.
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I'm beginning to run out of time to complete this as it's for my year 12 research project so any ways I can get it done quicker would be extremely appreciated.
Hi Jack, would be best if you can remove the machine marks or you will need more primer coats to hide them.
Which way are you sanding ? you should sand with the grain so sand up and down and not along the edges.
Get some 120 grit and finer paper and you should remove them pretty quickly.
Worth grain filling the body before you put the primer on. This will fill all the tiny pores and lower points. The more preparation you do now will pay off in the long run. You will need less primer and colour coats.
I have been sanding with the grain but I have only been using 240 grit. Should I use 120 instead? Thanks
Hi Jack, yes those machine marks look fairly deep on the bottom edge. I suggest start at 120 grit then work up till about 320 grit should be enough
If you're painting it a solid colour, could you just fill the scratches with some wood filler instead? Smear it on, let it dry, sand it smooth. Timbermate is the brand I use, there are other brands that do the same job.
It might save you some time if the sanding is going too slow...?
you could do it that way MJG but I always worry about some of the timbermate coming out when you sand it. Sanding the bulk of the machine marks out now would be the safest method I think.
If you have a orbital sander Jack that would save time
Okay thank you very much
Thanks, I'll see what I can do.
I have finally finished sanding and painting and I have put on my clear coat and I'm ready to assemble. I have a screw on neck but I have also bought some glue. Is gluing and screwing the neck necessary or is that just overkill. If I were to glue also would I screw it before or after gluing.
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Hi Jack,
I probably would just go the screws. Gluing it will definitely be overkill and it also means if you have to do something to the neck, you'd need to steam the glue joint apart, which will stuff your finish on the body.
The screw joint will be more than sufficient for your kit and gluing will only make life harder down the track.
I like the look you've got going there, what have you used on the neck?
Cheers!
That's all very relieving.
I used this on the neck.
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Thanks
I keep hearing about the Feast Watson stains but I've never used it. I must get some and experiment.
This is the first time I've ever used any kind of stain but it seemed pretty good and went on very nicely. I would recommend although I have a lack of experience.
It's all good Jack, the main thing is it worked for you and form the photo it looks great! a nice rich colour which goes really well with the Black body. It'd be good to see some more photos of the build when you have it a bit further along.