DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

good stuff Doc, DB recommends 3 full weeks curing after last coat before you can polish it.
Gives you plenty of time to do a fret level and get your headstock logo on

I'll have to invest in a good set of fret-leveling tools if I'm going to do any fret leveling,incidentally, when I did my last full mock-up build, I noticed that there was relatively very little fret-buzz on the neck that came with my Strat kit, but maybe I might do a fret level later on.


When it comes to do the polishing of the finish on the body, would I be able to get away with just using a small amount of Brasso on a clean rag, or should I really get some Automotive Cut and Polish, and Swirl Remover, assuming I do the polishing by hand?

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


I just got a notification in my email from Australia Post saying that my delivery from Adam is ready to be sent, that'll be for the three new Entwistle ASN57 Noiseless Pickups I've ordered for my Strat build....woohoo!!


Everything is really coming together now.

[wokkaboy]

good one Doc. I've never used Brasso to polish a guitar but I know it works really well polishing frets. Give it a go on the body but I'd say automotive polish should give you a better shine and result

[DrNomis_44]

good one Doc. I've never used Brasso to polish a guitar but I know it works really well polishing frets. Give it a go on the body but I'd say automotive polish should give you a better shine and result

I might have a yarn with DB about using Brasso to polish a guitar body and see what he reckons first though, my concern is that there may be a chance that Brasso might damage the DT CG Final Coat finish.

[wokkaboy]

Doc, yeah worth running it by DB, I'd say he will recommend using automotive car polishes. By all means polish your frets with Brasso

[tonyw]

I wouldnt use Brasso to polish a turd, i would spend a little cash and get something decent like Meguiar's or the like.

[DrNomis_44]

Doc, yeah worth running it by DB, I'd say he will recommend using automotive car polishes. By all means polish your frets with Brasso

I actually found that 0000 grade Steel Wool is great for burnishing frets to a good shine too, you need to make sure the neck isn't installed on the guitar body though, otherwise you get Steel Wool particles in your pickups, been really liking what the application of Dingowax does to the fretboard, I've applied Dingowax to the fretboard of the Strat neck and the neck of my Ibby guitar, might do it to my LP Studio.


If you use 0000 Grade steel wool to burnish the frets to a good shine you need to give the neck a good brush to get rid of any residual Steel Wool particles.

[wokkaboy]

agreed Doc superfine steel wool polishes frets nicely

[dingobass]

Wot Tony sed re Brasso...

I have wet sanded DT up to 2500 and then buffed out the finish with a smear of Behlen de luxing compound..
But no reason why you couldnt use swirl remover to get that final shine.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!
DO NOT use any product that contains silicone on your guitar....

Finally, that axe is looking the biz

[DrNomis_44]

Wot Tony sed re Brasso...

I have wet sanded DT up to 2500 and then buffed out the finish with a smear of Behlen de luxing compound..
But no reason why you couldnt use swirl remover to get that final shine.

IMPORTANT NOTE!!
DO NOT use any product that contains silicone on your guitar....

Finally, that axe is looking the biz

No worries, I won't use any Brasso on the Strat body, I'm really happy with the results I'm getting on the Strat body DB, thank you for convincing me to give Coolangatta Gold a go on my first guitar kit build, that goes for you too Wokka.



It's been a real fun experience doing the beta-testing, hope to do more in the future.