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    Thanks Simon , I thought the same kind of thing...

    Thanks Simon , I thought the same kind of thing in terms of design, I have a band saw, so I should be able to do it, I would just hate to botch it and ruin the lines. But I will look at the EX....
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    Ibanez Destroyer II DT-50FR 1980

    I saw this guitar in a store window as a kid at a guitar store in Park St in the Sydney CBD, it was cherry red and hanging in the window for months and I never bought it. I regret it and it is the...
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    Thanks Mark, Gotta say if it wasn’t for you...

    Thanks Mark,
    Gotta say if it wasn’t for you guys in here in the early stages, I may have just chucked it in.
    I had a few setbacks, but these things for a novice can be quite off-putting.
    So the...
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    Fixed I think

    Fixed I think
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    Broken stuff new again.

    Ok, so after the slamming I did to get them seated...I actually split the wood in the rear I’d the cavity beneath, I didn’t realise until I turned it to setup the trem.
    It hasn’t ruined it.
    Good...
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    Got it, thanks! Ok! I’m back at it.

    Got it, thanks! Ok! I’m back at it.
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    Hey, you were right, more force, I had watched a...

    Hey, you were right, more force, I had watched a you tube, and they seemed to sink much easier, they are now nicely seated, a bit of a heavier hit and I got them in nicely.
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    Thanks, I used the manual online, but they didn’t...

    Thanks, I used the manual online, but they didn’t have mine, I will follow your links.
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    Got an ISSUE: https://imgur.com/a/jaSuaDB...

    Got an ISSUE:
    https://imgur.com/a/jaSuaDB
    Bridge posts sitting proud and I can’t get them in deeper, yet they are deep enough holes
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    So it has been a long time, since Jan when I last...

    So it has been a long time, since Jan when I last posted.
    Well my paint went off the rails, I took a hiatus to clear the mind and now I am back on it. My big Plan for water-based paint job failed...
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    Hi , I have he same kit but I can’t find the...

    Hi , I have he same kit but I can’t find the wiring diagram to connect the posts to the p ickups. Any help?
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    Update: Yes to ALL the above paint tips. Well now...

    Update: Yes to ALL the above paint tips. Well now I have it back to bare wood again.
    More sanding tomorrow and Bunnings for paints again.
    As a side note, sanding back all the layers of paint and...
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    So I decided the grain had grown on me... I...

    So I decided the grain had grown on me... I started clearing it, thinking it will look kinda cool, so about 5 coats and two days in, I added a coat of clear and it bubbled in 2 spots, just 3...
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    Cheers Simon, thanks for that mate. I was hoping...

    Cheers Simon, thanks for that mate.
    I was hoping Not to take it back to bare wood again, and I thought the primer I hit it with was a grain filler because I even sanded that back and then re-sprayed...
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    What is happening with the grain?

    So two coats of undercoat, one sanded coat two applied. Colour applied 3 in one day.
    I still have this white coming through the black?https://ibb.co/2WmByFr
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    Wildfire red, black edging, little more red...

    Wildfire red, black edging, little more red
    https://ibb.co/6R9cwTJ

    https://ibb.co/y6HbtPP

    https://ibb.co/yNz8fmY

    Next a little more black
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    Welcome mate, I am new too and am freaked about...

    Welcome mate,
    I am new too and am freaked about the things I need to do especially in the setup process.

    Enjoy the build.
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    G'day mate, Yep heaps of help here. I also...

    G'day mate,
    Yep heaps of help here.
    I also have limited skills in building with wood, although I just spent another $100+ on stuff to finish the guitar.
    NONE OF THIS IS OBLIGATORY I AM JUST...
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    Yesterday was a Saturday but I reckon he'll get...

    Yesterday was a Saturday but I reckon he'll get back to you Monday.

    He was really good with me, quick response and I am in Sydney.
    That said, he may be getting loads of these requests depending...
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    After applying the undercoat it really emphasised...

    After applying the undercoat it really emphasised all the tool marks I missed. this morning I started sanding and realised how deep the undercoat has filled.
    After sanding every ripple and wave,...
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    UPDATE: Stuff went slightly left of centre. I...

    UPDATE:
    Stuff went slightly left of centre.
    I did go to Bunnings and returned with all paints bu the undercoat I got was Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3

    https://i.ibb.co/F0mXfJm/IMG-3240.jpg


    I came...
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    Hi McCreed, Thanks for the fretboard tip. I...

    Hi McCreed,
    Thanks for the fretboard tip. I expected the “light delivery” would lead to a longer process overall. I think I will use
    My medium gun (when it arrives) to do
    All the larger areas,...
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    Sanded the body, off to Bunnings tomorrow to get...

    Sanded the body, off to Bunnings tomorrow to get some sanding sealer clear, some Frog tape and a water based black gloss and some clear coat.
    ANY TIPS on this plan please?

    I am going for the :...
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    Hi McCreed, I just bought an $18 gravity fed...

    Hi McCreed,
    I just bought an $18 gravity fed medium size spray gun, but I have a double action airbrush and I am hoping to do some lavaburst black and red effects on my body.
    I have been thinking...
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    IT has the perfect tone for that song, it really...

    IT has the perfect tone for that song, it really sounds good. Actually I hear a bit of Mossy in the tone come to think of it (Breakfast at Sweethearts.)
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