DrNomis_44's Gold Standard STA-1M Build.

[DrNomis_44]

Hi Doc, Beware of drippage down the sides! I found this with the EXA body, if you are a little too fluid on the tm then it can leave runs, and even if you attend to them right away, you will get a run mark.

I managed to get around this by sanding back and re-coating with a thin TM solution which effectively filled in around the run marks, leaving it even, although when i first saw them, there was bad words, so many bad words.

Cheers, I think I must have gotten lucky with the consistency of the TM since I didn't get any runs or drips that I could notice.

[FrankenWashie]

Cheers, I think I must have gotten lucky with the consistency of the TM since I didn't get any runs or drips that I could notice.

I think i was too liberal in the application to start with and possibly on the too thin side of Optimum consistency. Or i am just impatient and hamfisted. Little from column A and a little from column B perhaps.

[stan]

Good to see the ball rolling on this Doc!

[DrNomis_44]

Good to see the ball rolling on this Doc!

Cheers, I'm glad I'm finally making some substantial progress on my build, I just spent the last few hours sanding off the Ebony Timbermate from the body and I reckon it's ready for the Dingotone Coolangatta Gold MkII finish, I'm just about to take a couple of pics of the body as it is.

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Seeing as the Ebony Timbermate had dried, I decided to go ahead and sand it off again, here's what the body looks like now after a few hours of sanding, I reckon it's ready for the application of the Dingotone Coolangatta Gold MkII finish, I might do that tomorrow since it's getting a bit late tonight.


Pics of the body sanded back:

[Swanny]

Good stuff, Doc, you'll see some nice contrast when you apply the CG!

[DrNomis_44]

Update:


Well, temptation got the better of me so I decided to apply the DT Coolangatta Gold stain, to say that it's already looking awesome is an understatement, well I think so anyway, I had an OMG!! moment just after I started applying it, here's what the guitar body looks like now:

[andrewdosborne]

I agree Doc, this is looking mighty fine. The timbermate has worked a treat. How good is it when the grain pops in front of your eyes! Keep up the good work

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[DrNomis_44]

I agree Doc, this is looking mighty fine. The timbermate has worked a treat. How good is it when the grain pops in front of your eyes! Keep up the good work

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Cheers, I honestly didn't expect it to look that good, I'm going to give full credit to DB and Wokka for convincing me to go with this finish.

[tonyw]

nice work Doc you have it popping