So after letting my poly cure, I decided to have a go at finishing the guitar body. Basic method was to level sand the last coat with 600 grit and then give it a sand at 800, 1000, 1200 and 1500 for a smooth level finish. As I want this guitar to look a little more “weathered” look I finish off with 0000 steel wool and some finishing wax for a satin finish on the body.
Next step was copper shield the guitar to limit the buzz as much as possible once it is all complete. I got some copper shielding tape from Pitbull, however, was well short of being able to complete my guitar. Credit to Adam as I emailed him to explain this and he said he would send me out some additional tape. As I was impatient and also need to solder the electrical stuff, I decided to get some from the local hardware store and finish off the guitar. I ensured that I soldered the connecting/overlapping pieces for copper tape, where I was short from the other tape. I check for continuity across all aspects of the guitar and it seems to have worked.
Next step is to bolt the neck into place - starting to think about final build steps and putting in the hard wear. As I am so new to guitar I have so many questions about step up etc but will post once I need advice in this area.
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