Chris Build of TL-1 Kit

[57strummers]

Can anyone see the pics I posted, just seeing a cross out.... if you can't see them let me know and I will delete and upload them it is kinda like the upload link is no longer valid

[Tim]

Welcome aboard Chris
Just a idea to get the relic look.
Once your axe is painted tape sandpaper to your arms and play your guitar this should give you that relic look

[57strummers]

Good progress today, relic'ed my new nobs for the solid shaft 250k pots and the Wilkonson bridge, very happy how the bridge turned out. Drilled all the holes for through body strings and got the final two coats of all surface primer, ready for the first top coat tomorrow. I was up at Repco looking at their vast range of vintage/aged type whites and got a can of Alpine White to give a go... if it isn't what I am looking for it will form an undercoat... lol... at $12.95 a can I am happy to change if not happy with the colour.
The knobs are sitting on a piece of old timber not the TL body.... lol

[AJ]

looking good there

[57strummers]

Test fit up, everything looking ok. Just doing the end colour, the off-white (alpine white) is a bit light for my liking.... looking for a more 'vintage' white colour. Off to SuperCheap Auto tomorrow hopefully they have something a little more on the yellowish side

[Tim]

would rubbing the body down with tea give it an aged look. ?
ohh And its looking good

[57strummers]

Now that is a good idea Tim, the pic there doesn't have any top coats on so the colour is looking different but I do like that idea (I have seen it on youtube before) once I rub some of the areas down to bare timber where you would expect stage wear just to darken up the timber colour without the need for stain. The white is showing up all the timber inconsistencies and I am glad I have gone this way first time, if I were to go a second kit I would definately put a sander across the top and bottom to level those faces off better than out of the box before starting on either a stain or painted top, or if I wasn't going to relic it I would have had to sand down after the first primer coat otherwise it would affect the final coat..

The white I originally used (Alpine White) is too white for an aged look so I picked up a can of Torquay Sand today which gives a yellower colour... will try that today and see how it looks

[stan]

looking great so far - nice job on the bright wear

[Brendan]

Chris - the basswood really needs a good sand before any finish is applied... Not only can it be a bit rough, but people have also found glue patches and polished areas on their guitars (though the bad glue experiences seem to be fewer and further between)... These will resist pretty much any finish as it won't have anything to key to, so I'd strongly suggest hand sanding to at least 240 grit.

DB's mantra - sand, sand, sand and then when you think you've sanded enough sand again is well deserved.

[57strummers]

Yes thanks Brendan, overall it was ok but I can see some imperfections... I went with a darker colour today and unfortunately the spray can blew its seal and was a bit of a mess only get the edges and 95% of the front done but it has given me time to review the colour and I don't like it. so back to the store tomorrow to show them and will change the colour to what I originally had I think.

Never seen this happen to a spray pack before