Okay, so I've just finished applying the second-coat of DT CG Final Coat to the Strat body, and it's looking pretty good so far, here's a couple of pics so you can see what it's looking like now, I don't know but the colour might be subtly slightly darker than before:
makes me think of violet crumble/honeycomb.....mmmmmmmmmmmmmm sugar
Originally Posted by Dedman
Yeah, it's about that colour, isn't it?, I'm really happy with the results I've gotten so far, it's definitely going to look great once it's finished, next fortnight I'm going to buy a Strap for the Strat, and couple of Ernie Ball Strap Locks to replace the stock strap buttons, then the following fortnight I'm going to order a Gold SuperVee Bladerunner Strat Bridge to use as an upgrade for the stock bridge, should look pretty snazzy then, how's your build coming along Dedman?
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Last edited by DrNomis_44; 29-03-2016 at 05:34 PM.
It's getting there Doc.Waiting on decals to arrive before I can do the clear coats, waiting on a switch to finish wiring. Both got posted today
It's getting there Doc.Waiting on decals to arrive before I can do the clear coats, waiting on a switch to finish wiring. Both got posted today
Hope it all goes well, I needed to order some extra bits and pieces for my Strat build from Realtone Music, one of the bits I ordered was a 5-Position Tritan Pickup-Selector Switch because I didn't get one in my kit, also, there was a missing Strat Bridge screw, so I ordered two sets of six, as well as some vintage cloth wire, and a .1uF Paper In Oil Capacitor for the tone controls, I was lucky enough to have three good 250k Log CTS pots in amongst my bits and pieces so I didn't need to order any pots, when I get round to doing the soldering of the pickguard I'm going to include a mini-tutorial on soldering for those interested, there'll be pics included too.
So I'm waiting on the bits I ordered from Realtone Music and the three new ASN57 pickups, hopefully with those my build should be relatively noise-free.
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 29-03-2016 at 06:26 PM.
looking good Doc !
Current Builds and status
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
Completed builds
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
Cheers mate, I reckon the DT CG Final Coat is definitely bringing the colour back, the body may look subtly darker in colour.
Hey Dr,
Really enjoyed reading about your build so far.....
looking forward to the soldering tutorial and the sound clips....
Keep up the good work....
Cheers mate, I'm looking forward to doing the soldering tutorial for everyone.
Here's a couple of new updates for you:
Firstly, I have just come back from doing some shopping for a new Memory Card for my Nikon A100 Digital Camera, I managed to buy a new Sandisk 16Gb SDHC Memory Card from the Winnellie Post Office for only $9.99, so now my Nikon A100 Digital Camera has heaps of memory space installed, that means I'll be able to shoot a demo video of my finished Strat for you guys.
Secondly, the Strat body feels dry to the touch, but I will give it a few more days to fully dry before applying one more coat of DT CG Final Coat (a total of three coats), and then once that last coat has fully dried I will call the finish work done and dusted.
Incidentally, the Strat body has taken on a bit of a glossy sheen, and is looking pretty good so far, might see if I can post a couple of more pics for you, so stay tuned.
Okay, here are the pics:
Last edited by DrNomis_44; 30-03-2016 at 12:55 PM.
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