My First Build - TLA-1

[king casey]

I have to agree that you have to witness the mistakes first hand to learn from them.

Also I can't remember who pointed it out (could have been FW?) but after discarding the black plastic 'washer' under the neck plate, I was able to tighten up slight gaps in the neck pocket.

cheers, Mark.

[supapuffin]

Thanks for the reminder - I will take the washer off at the first string change and see what happens

Otherwise it can remain as 'character'

[king casey]

Thanks for the reminder - I will take the washer off at the first string change and see what happens

Otherwise it can remain as 'character'

You have more patience than me.
I just slackened the strings, removed the plate, discarded the plastic and re-tightened it.

cheers, Mark.

[Richy17]

You definitely want to leave it a month minimum. I’ve used that exact brand once before and even after a month the paint was still quite gummy. Also don’t put it in the sun to accelerate the drying. I managed to get some small bubbles in mine from that.

[Sonic Mountain]

Also don’t put it in the sun to accelerate the drying. I managed to get some small bubbles in mine from that.

This is good advice for any rattle can, acrylic and poly. Direct sunlight is a really bad idea as you discovered.

To speed things up the best thing is a fan, even a gentle breeze will move the solvents away from the surface, allowing the remaining thinners to also work their way out of the finish.

[supapuffin]

Thanks a lot to you both. I think I will hang it in the back of the shed with the door open to keep the air moving and just forget about it for a while. I think I will be able to start work on build 2 in the meantime anyway so that’s a plus.

[I’ll give it a go]

Thanks a lot to you both. I think I will hang it in the back of the shed with the door open to keep the air moving and just forget about it for a while. I think I will be able to start work on build 2 in the meantime anyway so that’s a plus.

You got some paint on it buy the sounds of it?

[supapuffin]

You got some paint on it buy the sounds of it?

Just the sanding sealer so far. I have all week off work though so hoping to get there by this time next week.

[supapuffin]

Hi again,

I have done a new post on YouTube of the progress I have made with the Tele kit build in the last little while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrYu3ZYTlJY

I was ready for this as I got interested in kit building but you when you start work on it you want to be ready for plenty of sanding. I think going through a process like this means you will have the most enjoyment of the experience when you get to the end. I have resisted the temptation to use the orbital sander for this reason - though I suspect this will be the only time that occurs.

[I’ll give it a go]

Thanks for posting the video 👍🏻