Greetings Dingobass and any of you other veteran builders!
I'm going to start an EX-5 basswood body bass guitar build in a few months when the weather here improves. I am prepared for a 3-4 month build, no problem. I'm a little confused on the process. Is this right or wrong:
1. Sand the body with sandpaper working up to the higher grits.
2. Rub in a grain filler, sand smooth. Do this several times.
3. Use sanding sealer, sand smooth.
4. Spray color nitro coat, wait until it cures, sand. (How long between coats does one wait to sand?)
5. Spray again, sand, repeat, spray, sand again, how long does one wait? 20 days between coats???...or is the 20 days just for the FINAL polishing?
6. Spray clear coats, sand, spray, sand, repeat, final polishing.
Does anybody use primer? Grain filler and sanding sealer seem to make primer unnecessary.
I can't find any straightforward instructions on how to do a solid black nitro paint job.
Oh yeah....drill the holes for the bridge BEFORE wet sanding (and risk wood swelling....I saw on a Pit Bull video that a workaround is a drop of lacquer in the hole) or after guitar is finished (and risk damaging the finish on the drill press)?
Sorry if these are stupid questions. I am a bit of a noob.
Last edited by MusicStudent1; 03-02-2017 at 09:49 AM.
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