JMA-1 First timer..

[Sonic Mountain]

Hah.. You should hear mine slam the windows shut when I start spraying.

[Grubsta]

We'll I've hit that point where i can't really progress. I've ordered water slide paper and I'm waiting on copper tape and neck finish. I put the last intensifying coat on yesterday happy to post another shot of the body if anyone is interested in seeing it.
I've also got my head stock artwork sorted thanks to Sonic.
I have decided to put aside the poly carb in favour of a proper material for the scratch plate.
So its the waiting game at the moment.

[Grubsta]

I'm sure i'm not the only one here that enjoys getting packages from Adam but i was excited today when i got home to find that My neck stain and copper tape had arrived as well as the waterslide paper i ordered ( yes small things like this make me happy)
Hoping to start staining the neck this weekend and putting the first finishing coat on the body.
I have discovered a few small blemishes in the last coat and i'm not convinced they will come out with just steel wool alone, can you sand a dingo tone intensifying coat with a really fine grade sandpaper or is this a no no?
Also should i wait until i have done both stain and final coats on the neck before i apply my decals and then spray with clear or can i apply the decals in between the stain and final coat and not worry about spraying any clear.

[Sonic Mountain]

That decal company is really good. I paid the extra $3 for express and got it the next day.

I'm sure you saw my pile of fails, don't be sad if you wreck some, its takes a bit of practice to get a nice result.

I have no idea on the finishing questions, I haven't stepped outside my comfort zone with that stuff yet

[Grubsta]

That decal company is really good. I paid the extra $3 for express and got it the next day.

I'm sure you saw my pile of fails, don't be sad if you wreck some, its takes a bit of practice to get a nice result.

I have no idea on the finishing questions, I haven't stepped outside my comfort zone with that stuff yet

Yeah i was really surprised at how quick it came thanks for putting me onto them really happy there. Im prepared to sacrifice some paper in the name of getting it right i'm pretty certain i will mess up the first couple of attempts anyway.

I'm really liking the dingotone really easy to use. Give it a crack one day.

[Grubsta]

So i got out early this morning and started staining the neck.
I went colourless so i could keep the natural colour of the timber, happy so far with the progress.





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So i was going to start with a final coat on the body but unfortunately it seems as though some dust has settled on the body while my last intensifying coat was still wet and now that its dry it stands out like a sore thumb.I tried using 0000 steel wool to try and fix the offending areas but it did very little.
Up until this point the body was looking really good but now it looks pretty ordinary.Im not really sure what to do about that at this point but was thinking of wet sanding with 2000 grit and see if that works.

[Sonic Mountain]

Give it a really good chance to harden up, then a light sand and buff should bring it back. Looks awesome in the pics.

[Grubsta]

Give it a really good chance to harden up, then a light sand and buff should bring it back. Looks awesome in the pics.

Thanks mate, we have had a couple of 40 degree days in a row here now which has helped the curing it feels solid on top and has a nice shine to it already, its had 3 stain coats and 2 intensifying coats. Ill have another look at it tomorrow i might even try and lightly sand a small area just to see how it comes up but i can't really progress until i sort this out. Its frustrating but i'm getting a good lesson in being patient.

[FrankenWashie]

Loving that look Grubsta, sweet how that grain has really come up with the finish.


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[Grubsta]

Loving that look Grubsta, sweet how that grain has really come up with the finish.


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Thanks Franky im really happy with grain bit of work to get it there but it was worth it.