Stan's Epi LP resurrection...

[wokkaboy]

first time I've read this thread, the repair coming along nicely Stan.
Might be worth trying a small amount of clear coat first Stan to see if there is any reaction with the current clear

[stan]

Thanks Wokka, I was planning to do exactly that, somewhere near the repair.
That way, if there are any surprises I'll just sand it off.

[stan]

gap filling and sanding, dont we love it?

oops, damn plastic nut came off when I hit it with a hammer, shame that:



Undercoat time:





Yes, I am going to remove the tuners and do it properly...

[stan]

On with the black and wipe on poly.
The poly seems to go on fine and no reactions so far...(24hrs later)

The black however doesn't quite match and seems a bit grey compared to the Epi black. It bugs me enough to redo the colour, no biggie.

Clear not fully on , but gives an idea of with and without. I actually have clear on the whole rear of the headstock, and I can still see the colour difference

[stan]

instead of using paint of the same brand and doing it the easy way, I tried another gloss black which was a water based enamel: big mistake and paint reactions.

So sand back, and new primer:



Gloss black, same as the original paint I used (the gloss version seems to give a truer black than the satin - even rubbed back. I didnt think there would be a difference, but there is..)

Light mist coat initially, don't want another reaction...



Area of repair is getting bigger all the time. Live and learn, haha

[bargeloobs]

Bugger about that colour variation. Unbelievable cover up job though man, it looks pro as Stan!
I should take a snap of a repair job I did on my old acoustic a couple of years back, shocking.

[stan]

Thanks Bargey, it was hardly any variation, just enough for me to notice.
Nobody else probably would have, and I've added some hours work, but you guys understand....

[bargeloobs]

Thanks Bargey, it was hardly any variation, just enough for me to notice.
Nobody else probably would have, and I've added some hours work, but you guys understand....

Yeah I'm hearin' that Stan, that's why the quality of the builds on here is so high I think, too much OCD:-)

[kells80aus]

Come ON stan get a bit of sweat into it and no one will notice. If you plan to keep this you can live with it. If you play it for a while no one else will know.

PK

[jarrod]

It's just as easy to make it right than it is to make it wrong. Perfection is the key even if it takes that little bit longer. Your right stan I cant live with things that are only nearly right.