DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

good stuff Doc looks like you got to use your guns for a bit longer to sand

look forward to seeing it sanded after Timbermate, should be flat after that !

Yep, I'll look on the bright side of it, at least my guns are going to be getting the exercise they need and deserve...haha..will keep you up to date on it mate.


One other project I'll work on today is to strip down my Octavia to it's bare case and give it a new White paint-job cause I'm adding it to my Pedalboard along with some of my other vintage-style pedals I've made.

The Axis Fuzz will be getting a new Orange paint job too but I'll have to wait till Tuesday to buy some Orange paint from Bunnings, will also go to my local Officeworks shop to see if they have some suitable Rub-on Letraset sheets so I can re-do the labelling on both the Axis Fuzz and the Octavia, they should look cool once they're finished.

[stan]

it's possible the guitar is flat and the paint is sitting in small divots in the body... sand on mate

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Have just finished giving the Gold Strat body a good liberal coating of Maple Timbermate all over it except for the body routes which don't need coating, I'll post a couple of pics so you can see what it looks like, I think I managed to coat all the problem areas with a good thick coating so hopefully I'll be able to get the body nice and smooth......stay tuned.


Okay, here we go, here's the front view of the body:




And here's the back view:





Now to leave it to dry overnight, and then hopefully Sanding, Sanding, Sanding, and more Sanding in the morning.

[Andy40]

By the looks of that Doc...you'll have a lot to talk about with your guitar whilst sanding.......

[DrNomis_44]

By the looks of that Doc...you'll have a lot to talk about with your guitar whilst sanding.......

Actually, it's all sanded back to bare wood now, I did that a couple of days ago and my arm-muscles were a bit sore afterwards, so I gave myself a break from it, might see if I can spray it with the primer later on this afternoon.


As far as I can tell the Timbermate did the trick, the body seems a bit smoother all over now so hopefully the grain won't be showing through.


The area where I did the sanding looks like it has been gathering dust for a century, the pair of shorts I was wearing at the time strangely looked a lighter colour after I had finished...lol.

[wokkaboy]

good stuff Doc, getting there, your guns have had a good workout so there is a positive side to all the sanding !

I know the feeling too well all the dust created from sanding

[DrNomis_44]

good stuff Doc, getting there, your guns have had a good workout so there is a positive side to all the sanding !

I know the feeling too well all the dust created from sanding

Cheers mate, I'm going to make myself a cuppa and then I'll see if I can get the spray painting done afterwards, need the cuppa to pep me up a bit, will post some more pics too.

[wokkaboy]

no worries Doc, remember practice your spraying action and learn to identify runs in the paint early as you can. You are better spraying a light coat and going back over it about 20 mins after

[DrNomis_44]

no worries Doc, remember practice your spraying action and learn to identify runs in the paint early as you can. You are better spraying a light coat and going back over it about 20 mins after

Yep, this time I'm going to do light sprays, not smothering sprays, cause I really don't want to have to sand it all back and repeat the process again, I'll consider it a lesson learnt, at least I did get some practice though, I'm eager to see what the Gold paint will look like on the body, cause if it's anything like how I picture it in my mind it should look good.


Update:


Just finished spraying one coat of the Grey primer paint onto the Gold Strat body and already she's looking a lot better, as far as I can see there are no paint-runs this time round, also the grain next to the back of the neck pocket isn't showing-through like it was before, so I reckon I'm going to roll with it this time, once the primer has dried I might start spray-painting the body with the Gold paint, I'll see if I can post a couple of pics of the body as it is now.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Here we go, here's what the Gold Strat body looks like now, no paint-runs this time round, I'm going to roll with it so once the Primer has dried I reckon it'll be ready for the Gold paint: