Thanks DB..it will get the steel wool treatment tomorrow.
Ive tried water to see if all the glue has gone..any other tips to check before i start Wudtoning?
Thanks DB..it will get the steel wool treatment tomorrow.
Ive tried water to see if all the glue has gone..any other tips to check before i start Wudtoning?
Check list before sanding, before painting with Wudtone
always do a mock build to check for any repair work that needs to be done
1. Glue, especially when binding is added to the guitar or it has a cap (flamed maple, Spalty, etc)
2. Polished Spots, sections where the sanding has effectively polished the wood. wudtone wont sink in!
2b. Check for and remove filler used by factory, replace with Timbermate. Factory filler does not absorb Wudtone.
3. Polish Binding with 400 to 600 grit sandpaper/ or '0000' steel wool
4. for Basswood guitars give a rub with damp cloth and then sand the raised fluffy fibres off the body...proceed as normal thereafter
5. Read and follow instructions for your Wudtone product.
Gavmeister
Well...after a deap breath i got the first base coat down of Dark Tease. Im a little annoyed that i missed a small scratch but its not that obvious. Im looking forward to seeing how it develops after each coat. I havent got any decent means of holding the body so ill be doing each side seperatley.
What do you guys think?
Whoops...would help if i attached the photo
Looking good!
It is one of those colours that with the first few coats looks a bit wild, but as you progress it will even out and look amazing!
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
While im waiting for the body to dry out i thought i should start working on the neck. Its all been masked off and marked ready for fret levelling. The nut has also been removed to make it easier for levelling and also fitment of a bone nut at a later date.
Have to try and straighten the neck out first, it looks like it has a slight back bow. Hmmmmmm
Hardly a challenge!
The truss rods used in the Pit Bull kits are a two way type.
Righty Tighty and Lefty Loosey... then you will find that the Lefty Loosey becomes Tighty and the neck will move forward. :P
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Oh this is gonna be fun...Ill need to calibrate my MK1 Eyeball i think
Yep, it is fun!
A neat trick I found by accident is to black the frets with a texta, this enables you to see the gaps between the frets and your straight edge 8-)
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Already done :-) Doesnt really show up in the pics. I dont have a notched straight edge, any other alternatives?
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