DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

Hi Doc, trying to make a living solely out of the music industry is very, very tough and as a result not many people make enough to get by.

I'm a little bit older than you but remember when at about 17 or 18 going through similar things and being so obsessed about everything that it tended to dampen the fun factor which is really important because if you are no longer enjoying what you do the outcome is even poorer results, and this rings true for most things in life. These days I haven't played seriously for ages and just noodle around a bit to amuse myself but the best part is that because I am under no pressure things come to me a lot easier than they did before. Also, there are times when you may not be in the 'zone' and that is when nothing seems to be going right. That is a signal to switch off and come back later or another day when you are in a better headspace.

It is fun reading all your threads and posts as you are talented and clearly a very passionate and caring person. As a community here at PBG you have so many followers and supporters who want to see you succeed and hope this is just a point in time where you need to pause and take a break so that you can return refreshed and ready to rip into things again.

Understand your frustration with the Ash body Gold Strat project as I reckon each and every one of us on this forum at some stage has experienced similar setbacks and we are all here to help you get back on the horse so to speak.

If I lived in Darwin I would offer to come around and help you finish it off but sadly I am about 4 hours flying time away. Rather than bin the body I would be willing to finish it off for you if it was posted to me as originally it looked sensational and truly believe you need to show off the grain rather than hide it under a solid metallic colour.

We are all here to help you in any way we can.

Cheers, Waz

Hey cheers for that Waz, much appreciated, I received a pm from one of the other Forum members who offered some words of encouragement, he's one of our newest members, anyway, I think I might have had a relapse of Depression over the last few days, I got diagnosed with Minor Depression a few years ago and got put on some medication, after I came off the medication, I thought I was right as rain, it's looking like I may need to go see the people at the NT Mental Health Services this coming fortnight, and see if they can sort me out.


I have to admit that I enjoy reading other Forum member's posts too, your posts are always interesting to read, we have a huge number of very talented people who make up the Pitbull Guitars community, I feel like I truly belong in this community.

[wazkelly]

Cheers Doc. I could sense you were a bit down and in need of some genuine encouragement and hope those dark clouds hanging around clear off real soon.

[Dedman]

Doc, this epic thread needs an epic golden triumphant ending, the forum is behind you... the crowd is hushed....even the seagulls are intently watching as Doc comes up to the crease.... we all know you are going to knock it for six.

[Simon Barden]

I'm pretty sure all your paint problems are due to having applied Dingotone first and then sanded back down and sprayed. A lot of spray paint formulas don't react well with residual oil or wax, and its very hard to get that out of the wood once it's in there.

A new body should see you going again to finish the gold guitar, whilst your existing body can be stripped back and re-used using Dingotone.

Really hope your trip to the Docs proves fruitful and gets you back feeling OK again. It's a lot easier to see things clearly when you aren't standing in a hole.

[DrNomis_44]

I'm pretty sure all your paint problems are due to having applied Dingotone first and then sanded back down and sprayed. A lot of spray paint formulas don't react well with residual oil or wax, and its very hard to get that out of the wood once it's in there.

A new body should see you going again to finish the gold guitar, whilst your existing body can be stripped back and re-used using Dingotone.

Really hope your trip to the Docs proves fruitful and gets you back feeling OK again. It's a lot easier to see things clearly when you aren't standing in a hole.

Cheers mate, I'm convinced that the issues with the paint is due to the dingotone, what convinced me was that the HotRod Strat body never had any dingotone applied to it, and I had no issues with the paint I used on it.


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[FredA]

Hey Doc, if you do another solid paint job I highly recommend this stuff:

$9.90 at the green shed and dried very nice!

I used these on my Star Wars ST jr and i'm super happy with the application and drying.
I started with 3-4 coats of primer, sanded flat and primer again and no more grain.
Then only added a couple coats of coloured paints and looks awesome.
I'm trying out adding a clear acrylic coat on top, and so far looks all happy.
Colour range is very nice too.

[DrNomis_44]

Hey Doc, if you do another solid paint job I highly recommend this stuff:

$9.90 at the green shed and dried very nice!

I used these on my Star Wars ST jr and i'm super happy with the application and drying.
I started with 3-4 coats of primer, sanded flat and primer again and no more grain.
Then only added a couple coats of coloured paints and looks awesome.
I'm trying out adding a clear acrylic coat on top, and so far looks all happy.
Colour range is very nice too.

Cheers, I'll give them a go next time mate.

[wazkelly]

Geez, I bought some Flat Black to repaint a bed head and base (as there was a bit of surface rust developing) at my local green shed for $11.95 per can and they had exactly the same colour range as Fred's plus more. Gotta wonder why I am paying an extra $2 per can from the same supplier?

[DrNomis_44]

Just so you guys know, I'm in a much better frame of mind than I was the last few days, I'm still going to go see the Doctors at the NT Mental Health Services this coming fortnight though, been thinking about what I could do with the Gold Strat body after I replace it with a new one, and I'm thinking of seeing if I can fix the dent in the body, so I can use it to build a second Strat (maybe make it into a Hank Marvin Strat and paint it red perhaps since I've been getting back into Hank Marvin and the Shadows), might see if I can get the right Red colour in those cans of Rust-Oleum paint and give those cans of Rust-Oleum a go.

[Brendan]

Great to hear you're in a better place - no one likes to see a mate struggling. Ultra worst case is drop Wokka a line and go for a Strat clock .