DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

Doc no idea how the finish will look with a brush, would have been worth waiting for the spray can, you must have a few green sheds in Darwin you can check for stock ?
Also the mineral turps has some nasty chemicals in it, best get gum turpentine is much safer to use

They reckon it's going to be a week or so before they get some more cans of the Super Gold in and I'm on a bit of a deadline with the Gold Strat build cause I was hoping to get it finished in time for a gig in November that I'm going to be playing with a mate of mine, as far as I know the Big Green Shed on Bagot Road is the only one in Darwin, I'll give the Gold Paint I bought a go and if there's some issues with it I'll stop using it and sand the coat off when it's dry, I just got an email from Realtone Music saying that the stuff I ordered has been despatched and I should receive it in the post within a couple of business days, so hopefully the stuff will be delivered by the end of this week or so.

[wokkaboy]

Doc how much did the tin of gold paint cost ? I would advise against opening it, the finish will have brush strokes all over it. I would wait for more spray cans or call some auto stores to see if they stock it. You can get a refund on the tin if it's unopened and you keep the receipt.
I checked and Bagot Road is the only green shed in Darwin.
What date is the gig in November ? You have all of October to finish it

[DrNomis_44]

Doc how much did the tin of gold paint cost ? I would advise against opening it, the finish will have brush strokes all over it. I would wait for more spray cans or call some auto stores to see if they stock it. You can get a refund on the tin if it's unopened and you keep the receipt.
I checked and Bagot Road is the only green shed in Darwin

It was just over $40.00, one of the sales assistants opened it to show me what the paint looked like, okay then, I won't do anything, I'll wait till they have some more cans of Super Gold stock in, I still have the receipt so I'll hang onto it, I'll go back next fortnight to check if the paint I'm after is in stock and I'll get a refund.


It'll give the body some more time to dry although the paint does seem to be dry, a couple of more weeks isn't going to hurt if it means that the finish on the guitar body is going to end up looking better.

[wokkaboy]

no worries Doc, you should call them and ask them to call you when the spray cans come in stock. You will get a much nicer finish with the spray cans and if you do one coat with a tin/brush and it looks bad you have blown $40.
I edited my above post you have 31 days in October, what date is the gig in November ?

[DrNomis_44]

no worries Doc, you should call them and ask them to call you when the spray cans come in stock. You will get a much nicer finish with the spray cans and if you do one coat with a tin/brush and it looks bad you have blown $40.
I edited my above post you have 31 days in October, what date is the gig in November ?

I actually did leave my name and phone number with them after I asked them to call me when they have more of the Super Gold in stock, my mate who's playing the gig with me reckons the gig is going to be on either the 12th or the 14th of November, to be honest he wasn't all that clear on the exact date though.


I guess it's not really going to matter too much when I get the finishing work done, as you've said, I've got another 31 days or so till the gig, I'll put this all down to me getting a little impatient again, which is a bit unlike me cause most people I know tell me I have a lot of patience, anyway, I think working on my Band Of Gypsys Fuzz Face pedal should take my mind off it a bit, maybe that's what I need, to spend some time on other projects.

[wokkaboy]

yeah ok, well it's probably 12th November is a Saturday, so that's 6 weeks this Saturday. I'd confirm the date with your mate.

it's not worth trying to rush the build or take any short cuts so hopefully that will be enough time.

you won't ever be happy with the build if it's not the standard you expected from the start.

[DrNomis_44]

I think the upside is that at least I've got all those bits ordered from Realtone Music, especially the most essential parts like the Sperzel Tuners.


I must learn to be more patient with things, let that be a lesson to me.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


I just got the latest Postal Tracking Info update for my Realtone Music order which is as follows:



In transit
Status
In transit

Time & date
04:52pm Wed 28 Sep

Location
Marcoola QLD

[Andy40]

Update:

Location
Marcoola QLD

I used to surf there a lot......

did you get Sperzel Tuners?

[DrNomis_44]

I used to surf there a lot......

did you get Sperzel Tuners?

Haven't got the Sperzels yet, but I could potentially be getting them today in the post, I went downstairs to check my mailbox and there was a parcel card in it, but, from looking at the latest tracking update details, I'm only getting part of all the stuff I ordered, I may get another parcel card later-on today, or maybe tomorrow, I'll keep you posted on it mate.


I'll post a pic of the parcel contents when I get it back home and open it up.