Ah sanding....we know sanding.....
Ah sanding....we know sanding.....
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Love the rebirth
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Three weeks of heat in the shed was enough to fully cure the clear coat, but it was very orange peely. Friday afternoon, sporadically though saturday and then sunday morning was spent wet sanding through the grits. 800, 1000, 1200 and then 1500.
That's when I sanded through and knocked off some blue.
Bugger.
Oh well, it's just a little, I'll push on...then it happened again... Oh well, it's the back and it's not that bad. Then it happened again....on the front.
I give up. I swear this build is cursed. I might consider the dreaded relic option, but I hate that idea. I might end up stripping it right back (for the 4th time!!!!) and starting again or I might just bash my head into a wall until I pass out. Either way...
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
Yes, bad words at high volume. I have an EXA-1 that very nearly got Townshended before completion for similar reasons. DT Black Stump attempted 4 times. In the end I pushed ti through to completion, the colour was good but the final coats would not even out.Originally Posted by pablopepper
Three weeks of heat in the shed was enough to fully cure the clear coat, but it was very orange peely. Friday afternoon, sporadically though saturday and then sunday morning was spent wet sanding through the grits. 800, 1000, 1200 and then 1500.
That's when I sanded through and knocked off some blue.
Bugger.
Oh well, it's just a little, I'll push on...then it happened again... Oh well, it's the back and it's not that bad. Then it happened again....on the front.
I give up. I swear this build is cursed. I might consider the dreaded relic option, but I hate that idea. I might end up stripping it right back (for the 4th time!!!!) and starting again or I might just bash my head into a wall until I pass out. Either way...
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Townshended
Love it.
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Argh bugger!
Build 1 - Shoegazer MK1 JMA-1
Build 2 - The Relliecaster TL-1
Build 3 - The Black Cherry SG AG-1
Build 4 - The Sonicaster TL-1ish
Build 5 - The Steampunker Bass YB-4
Build 6 - The Howling Gowing ST-1
"What I lack in talent I make up for with enthusiasm"
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FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
I've done that on a couple of edges on my 330 build. Despite knowing that edges are always vulnerable and to be very careful. I enlisted my set of coloured Sharpies (I got mine off eBay). There's normally a colour very close to your finish and by applying and smudging, then wiping with a cloth (and sometimes applying and blending two colours), I've done some fully acceptable running repairs rather than have to get the stain out and try and stain a very small bit of the finish. You'll still have to clear coat again, but that's only a matter of time and waiting.
Bummer Pabs, I feel your pain having done the same several times on various builds.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
When sanding back on a car I'd normally tape any edges and transitions and concentrate on the flat or larger areas. The edges buff up on their own once you start with the cutting compound. Might be worth trying next time.
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