GS-1sf 1st build - Cocoa

[Simon Barden]

Looking good.

[DarkMark]

Nice colour. I like how this is shaping up.

[BuffaloGhost]

Got some sealer on now. Rub this down... more sealer and then blow in some dark bits.


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[FrankenWashie]

Oh yeah, that's looking the business and then some. Nice work!

[Bakersdozen]

Very nice!

[Dougr]

Lookin good!

[BuffaloGhost]

Thanks everyone. Ive just blown in the darker areas - Ill get pics shortly. Got some great tips on gun pressure from one of our spray guys who I am now going to call "yoda" then Ive done another big coat of sealer which ill flat back again this evening (as i actually have to do some WORK today!!) then its binding scraping this evening too then remask for tomorrow clearcoats and the weekend to dry.

I've just read through this diary. It feels like two minutes since the kit arrived but also feels like and AGE! Ive learned so many things already with everyones help and I know I have further to go as Im about 2 3rds the way through and things WILL go wrong from here. i have to finish the back and sides. completely start and finish the top flake and clearcoat. then tackle the wiring installation and then finish the frets etc etc.. and install the hardware. i'm loving it so far!

[Simon Barden]

Just in case no-one's mentioned it yet, always try and mask off or fill with newspaper the f-holes and pickup cavities, so that you don't get spray on the inside of the guitar. It won't harm it, but it doesn't look great. Natural wood is the standard look for the inside of hollow-bodied guitars, and you can normally see the back through the F-holes pretty well. Also, accidental overspray into the cavities will be patchy and rough-looking which obviously looks worse than if it were a uniform coating.

One alternative is to then deliberately spray or paint the inside black, which can work quite well. But it's easier to crumple up newspaper (some people poke balloons through the holes then inflate them) and stuff it in as it can be pulled out again fairly easily. You just need something to stop spray reaching the inside of the back, so it doesn't need to be totally full inside the body.

[BuffaloGhost]

Just in case no-one's mentioned it yet, always try and mask off or fill with newspaper the f-holes and pickup cavities, so that you don't get spray on the inside of the guitar. It won't harm it, but it doesn't look great. Natural wood is the standard look for the inside of hollow-bodied guitars, and you can normally see the back through the F-holes pretty well. Also, accidental overspray into the cavities will be patchy and rough-looking which obviously looks worse than if it were a uniform coating.

One alternative is to then deliberately spray or paint the inside black, which can work quite well. But it's easier to crumple up newspaper (some people poke balloons through the holes then inflate them) and stuff it in as it can be pulled out again fairly easily. You just need something to stop spray reaching the inside of the back, so it doesn't need to be totally full inside the body.

I’m def going to mask up the inside. The balloon idea is a really good one.


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[Bakersdozen]

Yep I like that idea too, very smart