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I am contemplating the pickguard question. I have a sheet of 3 ply wbw that I thought of using. ...

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Hi,

I've probably had this kit for over a year trying to decide what I wanted to do with it. It came to me one night recently in a flash of (drunken) inspiration and a few mouse clicks later the...

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All standard, The best I could do on the black paint with rattlecans. After rubbing it back 3 or 4 times I settled on this...

Great Kit!!!

Cheers,

Dan

Got the RC purt much finished this last weekend too.

Had some wiring gremlins to sort, All good now!!!

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I'll try and sort something out soon Gavin. Haven't put any tension on it yet, the strings are just on loose so I could line up the pickups etc.

Aaaand done!! Bar the fiddling :-)

Seriously if anyone is building one of these get the harness install tube kit from TVJones.com. Makes life so much easier.

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Setting the neck.

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Back after some time overseas and accompanying illness....

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Got the clear decals from the states

Wet sand... and again and again.. and again

Was a bit scared of mucking up the wiring on this beastie so just ordered myself a genyuwhine TV Jones Hotrod wiring harness from the US of A.

I'd hate for my crap soldering skills to screw...

Did a little shaping but not a bunch, my photography skills aren't great either. Took about 1-2cms off it and it's cut at a slight angle. Just not much shaping.

Second finishing coat on tonight, last one this weekend then I'm OS for 2 weeks. Good curing time.

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Mockup :-)

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Much better!!!!

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Welp wouldn't you know it the sun came out :-)

2 and a half rattlecans of gloss black onto the RC-1 and just put the first of the final coats on the GR-1SF.

Will ppst pics shortly...

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The GR... It seems to be doing a lot better than the RC

Going to try and get 3 topcoats on before I go and then leave it at that while I'm away...

Yup.. It's starting to warm up but I'm off to NZ for work next weekend (gone for 2 weeks). Should give everything time to cure tho :-)

A hangover (pun intended) from my time in Japan :-)

From my research and advice received it's just been too danged cold to spray outside here in Canberry..

RC is all taped up and ready for a...

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The grain is really starting to pop now. Last intensifying coat.. Topcoat on the weekend

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I think I'm going to go Rat Rod on the RC....

Do I bash those bridge posts all the way in flush?

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I'm doing a GR1 too... And an RC (glutton)

Will be keeping an eye on yours :-)