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EDIT: Looks like I will have to wait until April! Duh! Congrats to the winner!
Here is Impatience, my first ever guitar build. I wanted to create a guitar similar to the beautiful "Merle Haggard...

Thanks my fellow Redditor!

I think I will name her Impatience :)

That was an accident. I was too lazy to sand down, so I just went back over the clear with tinted lacquer and then more clear. When I sanded down, I went through to the original clear in a couple of...

Finished! Final pics at this thread: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=10067&page=4

I finished!! Here are some pics. I originally dyed the headstock yellow and had custom tuff dog decals. The color was not great and the decals were rippled, so I repainted with encore brown lacquer...

Hello,

My TL1 kit came with a small extra yellow wire in the bridge pickup screws bag. See pic below. What is this for? It doesn't appear in the instructions. It is not solder, just a wire. My kit...

So it is definately rippled but the scratches are gone after compound, medium and light polish, and scratch remover. It could use a sand down and more lacquer, but I am going to live with it and play...

So, I couldn’t wait any longer. I had to do some more wet sanding. I did 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, and 3000 alternating directions. I still have some slight orange peel and some sanding marks. Should I...

Gorgeous! I had to check out your latest build after you commented on mine. Amazing work.

Thanks it is torture! I am a little worried I may have sanded through a little bit on the sides and the back. I may live with it if so.

In other news, I ordered some sweet genuine fender pearloid...

So after a week of waiting today I made a pass at sanding with 600 grit just to open it up as suggested. I used a technique I saw on youtube to use sparkle to attack the drips. It worked ok, but I...

Final coat of nitro lacquer is on! Now to wait... This wait may kill me. lol.
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I did make it. I only sprayed with Nitro, but it was wet with water when I sprayed. Letting it dry out made it curl. I think Mark nailed it, I put it on raw wood. It is now under 8 coats of Nitro so...

I hope so! I am excited it is coming out so well considering it is my first time.

That is awesome news Simon! I am really grateful for all of your advice. As a first timer, it is invaluable!

Ok, after my final spray today, I ended up with drips :(. It is looking good otherwise. I just watched a video on how to fix the drips and I will do that at the end.

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Thanks Simon! After spraying 6 coats yesterday I have a couple of areas that are a bit bumpy. I was thinking of very lightly sanding those with 400 grit and then wiping it all clean of dust with a...

Today I cleaned up the binding so that I can continue to spray 3 more coats of Nitro clear coat later. I will do 3 more tomorrow and then let it cure for 2 weeks before final sanding and buffing....

I have been updating my guitar finishing thread daily, but neglecting this one. Just in case it helps others, I am going to add this update to my progress. I am still working on finishing the body...

Spent some time this morning cleaning up the binding with a razor. Next I will lightly sand out some rough spots with 600 grit, wipe down and spray 3 more thin coats of clear once per hour. Tomorrow,...

So all went really smoothly up to the burst. I got overexcited and sprayed the nitro and forgot to remove the tape on the edge. I also applied the coats too quickly I think. I have some drips and...

So I ended up using the mask approach and the encore brown lacquer from Mohawk. I didn’t use the sanding sealer because it is delayed getting to me. I am happy with the burst and can’t wait to spray...

Thanks Dark Mark! I didn’t notice the face until you said it. That is so cool! Part of me wants to just leave it as-is, but I don’t like the glue marks around the edge. I want to cover those.

I actually ended up picking up some Mohawk Brown lacquer that is transparent. My hope is that it will be a little more forgiving. I also still have the black lacquer. I am also considering using the...