DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


So I have been waiting for the last coat of Gold paint to dry since the day I applied it, the body does seem to feel dry to the touch and I'm thinking that maybe this coming Monday might be okay to spray one more coat of Gold paint, then let it dry for a week before clear-coating it.

Once I finally get the Gold Strat back up and running, I might see if I can record a new demo clip of it, but, what I might do is go through all the sounds I can get with the pedals which are currently on my Pedalboard, I might even use that as an excuse to finish-off that Doc's Blues demo I started earlier this year, what do you guys reckon about that?

Might even re-record the Bassline for it too, but I'll need to get a set of new tuners for my Squire P-Bass.

Oh, and I might use the Marshall MA100C amp too.

[wokkaboy]

sounds good Doc, worth using up the gold can try and concentrate on any greyer areas. Good luck !

[DrNomis_44]

sounds good Doc, worth using up the gold can try and concentrate on any greyer areas. Good luck !

There were some areas that went a bit discoloured from me touching the paint to see if it was dry enough to do another coat, and I just gave the body a light spray to touch-up the areas that were discoloured, so now, I'm leaving it alone to dry overnight, might take a look at it in the morning to see if there are areas I've missed, actually, I might just continue applying more coats of the gold paint till it's all used up, and then do the clear coating, but wait till the paint is dry first though.


Still no evidence of paint-reactions, and there are no more paint runs that need fixing, I think I'm starting to get the feel for these Spraycans now, does take a little bit of practice but it's nothing too difficult.


I'm going to try my hardest to resist the urge to touch any part of the Gold Strat body with my fingers because I have found that even when the paint is dry, it seems to discolour a bit when you touch it with your fingers, so I'm leaving it alone for the time being.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


I might give the Gold Strat body another spray with the Gold paint later on today, we'll see how it goes.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Thought I would post a couple of new pics of the Gold Strat body after letting the last coat of paint dry for a few days, so here they are, this is what it's looking like now:







Do you think it's ready for the clear-coating or should I spray another coat of paint?

[wokkaboy]

Doc the front the grain is starting to fill in. The back needs a bit more work, a good wet sand looks like there are runs below the trem cavity. Keep at it, you will need another can of gold paint no doubt

[DrNomis_44]

Doc the front the grain is starting to fill in. The back needs a bit more work, a good wet sand looks like there are runs below the trem cavity. Keep at it, you will need another can of gold paint no doubt

No worries, well I'll leave it alone till Tuesday next week, and pop down to the Big Green Shed to buy some more of that Super Gold paint then, I have some 800 Grit sandpaper which is the dark coloured Flexovit stuff, will that be okay to use for the wet-sanding, or will I need some sandpaper with a finer grit?

[wokkaboy]

Hey Doc, worth having 600 and 1200 grit as well, at least you can choose what the best grit for each sanding job is

[DrNomis_44]

Hey Doc, worth having 600 and 1200 grit as well, at least you can choose what the best grit for each sanding job is

I think I do have some 600 Grit paper, I'll just check, nope, looks like I'll have to buy some, actually, what I'll do is on Tuesday next week, I'll see if I can buy some 600, 800, and 1200 Grit paper that's specifically made for wet and dry sanding, will see if I can get a proper sanding block too, as well as the extra can of Super Gold paint, in the meantime I'll let the Gold Strat body dry for a few more days before I start doing any sanding, hopefully that will enable me to get a good smooth finish, which is what I want, I'm aiming for a nice smooth glossy finish, I might also see if I can buy some Cut and Polish at the Big Green Shed too while I'm at it if they have any in stock.

[wokkaboy]

Hey Doc, sounds like a plan. Best get the cut and polish from an Auto store. Try and get Meguiars are good