I made a makeshift paint tent out of a clothes rack and clamped some wood on, Then draped and taped plastic drop-cloths over the top.
I followed Jarrods instructions from a month ago. http://www.pitbullguitars.com/commun...0#postid-22385
And ended up with a fantastic result!.
I'm going to leave it for a day or two before the clear coat.
P.S. They say to do it in a well ventilated area for a reason! I had a spinning head for an hour or so after
I made a template up for the tuning machines and thought I would see if they looked good in the template.
There is something not quite right here! 8O
Looks like the tuners I had in the cupboard were for a 3x3 style head not a 6 in line.
I contemplated putting these ones one but realised I would be screwing the top ones in the wrong direction. So new ones are winging their way here from GFS
paintjob looks great
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
Thanks Stan. I think it looks fantastic as well
If it wasnt for that post of Jarrods it would look like a drippy mess.
It is cans of auto paint from the local autoone.
I did a couple of coats of primer ( Holts Duplicolor grey primer) until I couldnt see the previous colour underneath, followed by the 2 colour coats ( Duplicolor Sherbrooke Green).
pretty much what I did, love the tent, might give that a go!
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
yer looking good Lee, I like the new colour !
Very cool makeshift paint booth as well !
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scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
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scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Love the colour Lee. Well done with the spraying! She's gonna look killer hen you are done.
cheers,
Gav.
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It has been a while since my last post.
I have been busy with other things and finally got time to get back into it this week. So I masked off the neck and sprayed some poly on it
I polished up the body as well.
Now for a quick question to those more knowledgable than me.
I was installing the tuners and while I was screwing the tiny screws in I managed to screw the heads right off two of them !?
What do I do with those screws now? do I have to drill them out and plug them? or is there alternatives?
Paint looks great Lee, glad I could help somewhere along the line.
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