Building a BC-1 guitar for my son

[Barno]

I have an engineers rule that I notched with an angry grinder to check the neck for straightness, a stanley knife blade for a fret rocker and a metal spirit level with a machined face for a sanding bar, I run a strip of blue masking tape down the machined face and then super glue the abrasive material to that.

Does the job admirably, quicker and much cheaper to obtain than buying from the likes of Stewmac.

All available from the shed that should not be mentioned

I had a mongrel steel straight edge, a purple sharpie pen, some 400 sandpaper... and a pair of aging old eyes haha

[dave.king1]

I had a mongrel steel straight edge, a purple sharpie pen, some 400 sandpaper... and a pair of aging old eyes haha

I think quite a few of us have those

[Barno]

I'm ready now to get stuck into the painting. Very exciting. I know this will take a while but I'm prepared to put in the effort. (My plan = 3 coats primer, 3 coats top, 3-5 coats clear)

I'm liking a dark-grey-hammered look spray paint, and I've put the first primer coat on (I sanded all over to 400, then gave the front a light 800 sandpaper). I've used the hammer effect spray before, it's very nice. It needs a nice smooth base to work properly on. Hopefully the clear top coats and in-between sanding won't ruin the hammered eff

The first coat of grey primer feels a bit odd. 24 hours of drying later, I thought it would be pretty smooth, to be honest. It feels a bit gritty, almost dusty. I did it in the garage, with no wind or air circulating. Even remembered to move the car outside first. I shook the can for 3 minutes to start with, and it is definitely suitable for wood.

Has anyone come across this? I'm surprised it's like this, maybe that's how primer goes?

I'm thinking it will get 3 coats (coat 1, dry 24hours, light sand, coat 2, 24 h, etc)

I've posted some pics. Any thoughts, most welcome.

Thanks!