DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Just sprayed the Gold Strat body with it's first coat of Gold spray paint after giving it a light sanding-down with some 800-grit sandpaper, will post a couple of pics so you can see what it looks like now, happy with the results I'm getting so far, there doesn't seem to be any evidence of paint-reaction issues anywhere on the body, going to give it an hour to dry before applying another coat.


And here we are, this is what the Gold Strat body looks like after I sprayed it with the first coat of White Knight Super Gold paint, does it look cool or what?:







Note: The grain-pattern still seems to be showing-through the paint but I've decided not to worry about it and keep it as a feature because I think it actually adds to the effect I'm trying to achieve, so, I'm very happy with the results I'm getting so far, this is just what I was originally envisioning in my mind when I started this build-diary.

[DrNomis_44]

Here's another pic for you guys, the Gold paint had been drying for well over an hour and was definitely touch dry, it says on the can that it's a fast-drying paint, anyway, I thought that I would do a quick mock-up of the Gold Strat so that you can see what the guitar is going to look like once it has been assembled after the body-finishing work has been completed, does she look cool?, I think she does:





This is exactly the effect I was originally aiming for, pretty excited about the results I'm getting and can't wait till it's all finished and the guitar is in a playable state.

[wokkaboy]

mock build looks great Doc, gee the grain is obvious, if you can live with the grain that's cool. How much of the gold can did you use ?
It's good to finally get the colour coat on !

[DrNomis_44]

mock build looks great Doc, gee the grain is obvious, if you can live with the grain that's cool. How much of the gold can did you use ?
It's good to finally get the colour coat on !

Cheers mate, I reckon I can easily live with the grain showing cause I think it gives it that vintagey look, like it's aged a bit, so I'm going to call it a feature rather than a flaw, I actually didn't use much of the paint, there's still heaps of it left in the can, maybe enough for another ten coats or so cause I gave it a light spray from a distance of at least 30cm away from the body, and that was after only one coat of the paint, I'm going to give it a second coat a bit later on when I get back from the shops, how many coats of the Gold paint do you reckon I should give it before I start clear-coating it?


And yep, I agree, it's great to finally get some colour-coats on it, it's been a long wait but well worth it.

[wokkaboy]

yeah cool Doc, doubt you will get 10 coats or if so they will be superlight. Paint will fill in a bit of the grain. See how it looks after the gold can has gone and you need to decide if you need another can. Make sure you use the White Knight clear gloss paint

[DrNomis_44]

yeah cool Doc, doubt you will get 10 coats or if so they will be superlight. Paint will fill in a bit of the grain. See how it looks after the gold can has gone and you need to decide if you need another can. Make sure you use the White Knight clear gloss paint

Will do, I'm assuming you mean the same White Knight Clear Gloss paint that you used on your Gold Tele, cause I made sure I bought the same can of Clear Gloss that you used, here's a pic of the can so you can check that it's the same type, next to it is a can of White Knight Clear Gloss Acrylic that they had in stock in the Big Green Shed, I've used it on my Rangemaster pedal with good results:

[wokkaboy]

yeah the Rustguard can on the left Doc I used. Don't use the acrylic may not be compatible.

[DrNomis_44]

yeah the Rustguard can on the left Doc I used. Don't use the acrylic may not be compatible.

No worries and cheers for that, I'll leave the Acrylic for my pedal builds cause I've had no issues with it on any of them, so, basically keep spraying coats of Gold paint on the body and see what it looks like after the can is finished.

[wokkaboy]

yep that's the plan Doc, give the paint plenty of time to cure between coats, try spray when it's not too windy and stop spraying first sign of runs. All this practice is paying off

[DrNomis_44]

yep that's the plan Doc, give the paint plenty of time to cure between coats, try spray when it's not too windy and stop spraying first sign of runs. All this practice is paying off

Yep, and after getting the good results I've gotten, I really don't want to muck it up and have to sand it all off and start again, I'd rather finish it off properly, cheers for your help mate, much appreciated.

Just got some rain today which is a bit unusual, geez that was a short dry-season we got this year, looks like I might have to leave spraying another coat till tomorrow, weather permitting.