worth a try Tony good tip mate.
The main thing WR is be very careful these caps are only about 0.6mm thick so it might take a few goes to get the stain to soak in these areas.
worth a try Tony good tip mate.
The main thing WR is be very careful these caps are only about 0.6mm thick so it might take a few goes to get the stain to soak in these areas.
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MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
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Thanks heaps guys for all your comments....ill give those couple of things ago....and let you know how it goes
no worries WR, I found the wire brushes the most effective. You have to be patient so it may take a few goes but worth not sanding/brushing through the cap. The factory is very inconsistent with glue so its a lucky dip. I've had some glue free caps and some have had as much as your kit.
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
good advice here, but if you have no luck, you could do a central racing stripe...
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So how do we all think it looks now....
steps I took were
1-rub with steel wool from supermarket
2-rough up with wire brush
3-test with dye
4-repeat steps until dye takes to wood, I new I was getting close as I could see the tiger stripes starting to join
5-slightly sanded back til smooth being carful not to go through the veneer
thanks everyone for your comments
sanding to get rid of them is definitely wrong and steelwool works awsome....
im sure it would save alot of beginners from sanding through
thanks again everyone
Nailed it!
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Thanks DB im so glad I didnt try sanding it
ill start a build project soon
Steelwool worked awsome for it....
Well done WR, this wasn't an easy job and it looks 100% better now.
Good stuff the build can continue
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Thanks it my first guitar build aswell
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