First Build - PSH-1 Hollowbody

[McCreed]

If I go the super glue route, does standard Bunnings super glue do the trick or do you buy something special ????

Do a local search for hobby stores in your area. Most of them stock the different viscosities.

The hardware store stuff Simon is talking about may be different than what we get in AUS, but IME the Selley's brand in the little tubes is thicker than the medium viscosity (ZAP brand) I get from Hobbyrama. However I agree that the thin viscosity is better suited to a grain filling application.

[Simon Barden]

Yes, I suppose CA glues must be created in a wide range of fairly closely defined viscosities for industrial purposes, and then for general purpose use they generally them just classify them as thick, medium, thin (and sometimes extra-thin), and medium/standard glue can still have a reasonable variation in viscosity from brand to brand.

[mrpearson]

Morning all. I am getting low on tru oil and Pitbull seems out of stock. Does anyone know where you can buy in Perth ?

Mike


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[McCreed]

Morning all. I am getting low on tru oil and Pitbull seems out of stock. Does anyone know where you can buy in Perth ?

Mike


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Do a web search for gun stores in Perth.

[mrpearson]

Do a web search for gun stores in Perth.

Finally found some. Not easy as most of the gun shops didn’t stock. The place I found said most of their customers for it are guitar builders.


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[dozymuppet]

Which shop did you find it? Last time I ordered some from a shop over east.

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[mrpearson]

Down Range firearms in Balcatta on Erindale road. Next to Altronics which was also useful as I found some smaller slimmer washers for my DPDT swtiches whilst picking it up. I have given up on any more coats until the temperature drops as even with turps mixed in the oil it is not laying as smooth as it normally does when it is 10 degrees cooler.

[mrpearson]

Finally a bit cooler at night and first thing. Slurry method of burying the exposed grain is working a treat. 3 rounds of 2000 grit wet and dry with truoil has filled all the grain nicely. (I had run out of 400-600 grit as advised and thought I would go conservative). Finish is getting very smooth indeed with a nice sheen.

Photo doesn’t really do it justice as shows wet tru oil which is bit unsmooth but after a quick wipe with tex pad 1200 grit it comes up a treat. No grain under light at all angles.

Headstock decal burying continues. Reckon at least 10 more coats before I am happy.

Getting close to the home stretch to start working on gloss finish


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[McCreed]

That's looking much better!

[mrpearson]

That's looking much better!

McCreed thanks for the advice to give me confidence to try the slurry process.


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