rob's TL--1 - Lyn #10

[vh2580]

looks good Robin, really like the colors and the finish fits the faded denim look. .

[Nickosaurus]

[robin]

@ Tony and Nick

Thanks guys, much appreciated.

@Woks

22 coats sounds a lot but if I start early enough I can put on 3 coats in a day. Not much diff between 0000 and 000 its just that I wanted to knock back the wipe marks and dust nibs before the WOP started to build up around them. That's why I wet sand at the beginning of each day and also to give the next coat a good chance of bonding with the previous coat. Don't forget to give it a good wipe down after the steel wool to get rid of any bits of the steel. I usually use an old vacuum cleaner first and then a wipe over with a paper towel and Shellite.

cheers guys

[stan]

I like the finish Robin, even the uneven one - it is timber after all.

[robin]

Thanks Stan,

I am not particularly proud of the finish, but having said that, it suits the guitar a treat and now I wouldn't change it even if I could.

cheers mate

[robin]

Oops. double post!!

[ihasmario]

It looks sick as now. Great top coat work as well.

[keloooe]

Dude, keep up the awesome work, that axe looks killer!

[robin]

Lyn #10 is finally finished.

True to form she fought me to the bitter end. Her last defiant act was to stuff up the Pup covers. I had bought the ToneRider Hot P90’s with cream covers and also bought a set of black covers from China just in case I preferred black. In the 3 months that I had the black covers every time I had grabbed a cover for measurements, dimensions and cavity depth etc, I had unknowingly grabbed the same black cover each time. So when it came time to decide which covers to use I thought that black would look best. So imagine my surprise that when trying to fit them over the pups one did not fit properly. I had ordered two E-e 50mm spacing covers but got one 50mm and the other was 52mm. I actually did laugh out loud.

So as with every other aspect of this guitar I have had to make concessions. And as for every other concession I have had to make I really like how it turned out. I have ordered some more black 50mm covers, but as they won’t be here for a month or so I have a feeling that the cream ones are here to stay. I think they really suit the retro style of the guitar anyway.

Although I missed completing her on a very special anniversary she is still a very special guitar for me as it in my beloved Lyn’s favourite colour. Probably not quite the shade of blue she would have picked, but a kind of blue none the less.

Although nothing like I had originally planned, I am almost tempted so say that she turned out exactly how she was supposed to.

The pics still don’t catch the true colour but they are the best I can do with the iPhone camera.

Cheers guys
rob

[robin]

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