DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[wokkaboy]

good effort to sand that off by hand Doc, you must have sore arms. Have a good look at the primer coat pics and you will see on the back below the neck plate the areas where grain is still visible. Try and grain fill all the open grain areas. Don't worry about anything under the pickguard

[DrNomis_44]

good effort to sand that off by hand Doc, you must have sore arms. Have a good look at the primer coat pics and you will see on the back below the neck plate the areas where grain is still visible. Try and grain fill all the open grain areas. Don't worry about anything under the pickguard

Hahahaha....yep, my right arm is still slightly sore from all the sanding I did last night, but hey as the saying goes no pain, no gain...lol, incidentally, I found out that those coarse steel-wool scouring-pads, that are used in washing dishes, make quite effective paint-removers, don't worry, using one of those didn't affect the surface of the body much, it just speeded-up the paint-removal, there's a good tip for those who want to finish guitar-bodies with spray cans, make sure you have a couple of coarse steel-wool dishwashing scouring-pads on hand, use them dry, and they will help to speed-up the paint removal process.


Cheers, will make sure I cover that area with the Timbermate, but I think I'll go the whole hog and also cover the rest of the body too, I can then sand it back flat, what grades of sandpaper do you reckon I should sand the Timbermate back to, to get a nice flat surface all over?, I have some 180 Grit, some 240 Grit, some 320 Grit, some 400 Grit, and some 800 Grit.