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Finish on this guitar was a homemade wipe-on poly. Pickups upgraded with Warman Deadly Sinners set, direct mounted into the modified cavity. All pots and wiring upgraded. Neck heel modified to better...
one close-up of the headstock.
Thanks wazkelly,
I finally got rid of the glue make by using a hair dryer to soften the glue and lightly scrape the area with a blade.
I know I have read something about it, but I can’t remember a technique to repair the excess glue that makes the stain not stick on the veneer.
Thanks for any help!
Éric
The poly was oil-based finally. Sorry for misleading.
Sorry I was wrong with the wipe-on poly I made. The Polyurethane was indeed oil-based.
The neck was glued on 2 days ago and first stringed yesterday. A quick setup showed good playability right on (the neck was prepared and fret polished prior to that).
Hi Theorn,
I did grain-fill the top too, first to fill the wood fibers to minimize the quantity of poly absorbed, and second to bring the quilted maple to pop up. I simply added some black tint in...
I had seen many videos of how to make home-made wipe-on poly, and I notice just now that mine is water-based and should not work with mineral spirits. But in the end it blended well and I am happy...
I did my own mix of water-based Polyurethane and Mineral Spirits (60-40 eye-balled)
I applied it with a paper rag, wiping it after 5-8 minutes.
A few progress photos. I did the final polishing on the top and headstock, along with a quick assembly to have an overall look of where it is going. Next step: gluing the neck and body. Then the...
I would definitely be interested in it. If the kit provides just the basic routing with simplified hardware, it could be be personalized to achieve something closer to the real thing if someone want...
It starts to shine. Approaching time to put this together, after a good fret leveling job.
Thanks Franken, it helps a lot!
I just finished my red burst. Can’t wait to see how it will look like with the polyurethane!
So it doesn’t matter to which of the posts I am inserting the ground wire?
I feel the shortest path for drilling is from the bridge pickup, but I’ll have a closer look soon.
I have a question for the most experienced here. I am planning in advance for installing the electronics, and noticed that there is no hole routed for the ground to the bridge post. Can I drill a...
Some progress. Pore-filling and first tung-oil coats.
Update
I have now reshaped the heel to join the neck pocket more seemlessly. I have also done the first pass of grain filler on the mahogany part of the body. Slowly getting there...
I was considering one, but the slightly flawed design of the nut/fretboard end area was a bit of a bummer. It would not take a lot to improve their design to be aestetically more beautiful to look...
Thanks Mick and all! If I have some skills, I am discovering them as I go, as it is a first for me to work with wood. But I like beautiful things, so I naturally make my life more difficult whenever...
I’ve been working a little on the headstock to personalize it. My goal was to have the Mahogany to show along with the Quilted maple.
And also, I am planning on reshaping the heal of the neck to...
It’s been a few weeks since I received my kit from Pitbull Guitars here in Canada, but I have moved to a new house and didn’t have time to really start the project.
Apart from a few minor glitches,...