Thanks Wokks.
I now have the body polished, took a bit longer than I hoped. Couldn't work out a way to hold it firmly enough to use a powered polisher and not cause some sort of damage to the finish, so spent a couple of afternoons doing it by hand. There are a few small pock marks here and there in the clear. Tried to keep the clear coats to a minimum and might be enough on there to sand them out, but don't want to find out the hard way that there is not. Also have the wiring started, used braided cable and Bourns pots. Only tested for continuity so far and still need to hook up the pickups. Pics
Grant