RCA-4 ricks bass

[sansan]

Thanks again arzi, got to think what to do with the gap.

Hi muxo, the kit comes all bound. i changed it because i want it in white color to match with the inlays. REmoving the binding was not easy, plus, there so many parts in neck and body that rip off some wood, so have in mind to fix the channels for the new binding.
I barely remember, but it reminds me more like an ivory...



definitily not as cream as

[sansan]

morning gents!

Done a lot of things this weekend...(wife and daughter on vacation, the house is on fire right now)

-Finish the neck binding thing...done! (waiting for fretboard seal)
-level and polish the frets........done!
-Bridge RB pickup routing........done!
-Back edges round...done! (so much dust)
-2nd black TOP grain fill ..done! (a few spots of binding glue turns me again to the solid color unless i found some critical way to remove them..mineral spirits maybe??)

MOCK BUILD......done!

[sansan]

I finally erase the glue spots near the body binding, and this is the actual state of the top...

2 passes of black grain fill, sanded to 220...
1 coat of nitro sanding sealer stained black applied with a rag, around 30 % nitro - 70 % solvent

Now question, im afraid about the finish clear coats because i surely use some acrilyc clear lacquer..(I used nitro spray before and it was a real pain)
Do you think i might have problems about the nitro+acrilyc coats? Some guy tolds me if i let the nitro enough time to evaporate (its very diluted) there would be NO problems at all.

[dingobass]

Re Acrylic over Nitro sealer, it might pay to do a test on some scrap.
Always best to play it safe

[sansan]

Thanks dingo... im doing some test on scrap...The stained nitro sealer coat, contains more than 70% of stain, 25% solvent and 5% nitro sealer, in proportion so...lets see....
S!

[sansan]

opss forgot to say that i'll use some disolvent acrilic base not a 100% acrilic base.. anyway the scrap testing reveals compatibility at the moment, so the next week we'll see..

[kimball492]

Hi Sansan, I had similar problem using acrylic over nitro. A French polisher recommended I used shellac between the two. But if you have tested and it works I'd use that method. Looks fantastic job so far well done.

[sansan]

Thanks kimball for your reply..

I've been busy giving some minimal touches, reshaping the new pickguard, filling and setting the neck joint (now it fits perfect), and deciding/researching for the finish that will be a black satin oil finish..so, let the masters speak..

This is what a want to achieve without using any spray can..

http://guitarampboard.com/forum/view...=16555#p319836

I used ebony grain filler at the top, but i'll not use on the rest, i want to feel the grain a little more..

I finally decide to stain the bass with speedball superblack indian ink (purchased on ebay), then finishing with my own blend of wiping oil poly, due the overprice products i've found on ebay (wipe on poly)...since i found this...

http://www.ebassist.com/forum/showpo...8&postcount=17

That makes me search for more and more and found the holy grail...
https://makesomething.tv/how-mix-and...oil-poly-blend

Lets see!

[sansan]

Lets update. I dont have much time for working on the bass, so i've been doing little things from time to time..

First, close pic of the Gibson type nibs of the fretboard...i like this way than regular fretwire finish.



I've make a new pickguard, from 3 ply white sheet and waiting for the wiring (incoming from banzaimusic in deutchsland)







Setting the neck for the glue stage..It fits almost perfect.

[sansan]

Ouch, i forgot to mention..

thanks to david picciuto for show me the way to undertake the finishing of the bass, and specially for attention and advices about the fretboard finish.