LP jr - JohnH's #5

[JohnH]

I've ordered more tru oil and some Aquacoat, so hopefully this weekend I can get this sanded down and actually flat, and can get the whole thing rolling again.

[ThatCluelessGerman]

Very curious what your experience with Aquacoat are going to be, I'll def. get some grain filler for my next build, too.

[JohnH]

Spent some time after work sanding the body. Still have the finish on the sides to get off, and the back still isn't quite flat (but is getting there).

On the upside, the neck and headstock are coming along. The silver decal from drdecalmrhyde turned up in the mail really quickly, and looks ace. Took a few coast of oil but it's now super smooth and you can't see there's a decal at all.

[JohnH]

Had some 'help' from this little girl today too. She was very bemused by the whole thing...

[jugglindan]

Have you thought about building a Catocaster?

The decal looks great too. The oil has done a great job hiding the edges. Despite a lot of coats, the acrylic lacquer clear didn't do quite so well. With the light at the right angle the decal edges are still visible on the blueycaster.

[Bakersdozen]

Have you thought about building a Catocaster?

The decal looks great too. The oil has done a great job hiding the edges. Despite a lot of coats, the acrylic lacquer clear didn't do quite so well. With the light at the right angle the decal edges are still visible on the blueycaster.

Remember you will be the only one looking that close at it.

Looking great @JohnH !! My cat loves to get involved. Especially when there is TruOil at play.

[JohnH]

Have you thought about building a Catocaster?

The decal looks great too. The oil has done a great job hiding the edges. Despite a lot of coats, the acrylic lacquer clear didn't do quite so well. With the light at the right angle the decal edges are still visible on the blueycaster.

I put a LOT of oil on lol. I figured I'd just keep going until the edges were gone, and then add a bit more for good measure. I didn't even bother counting the coats

[ThatCluelessGerman]

Looks really beautiful so far!

[JohnH]

Remember you will be the only one looking that close at it.

Looking great @JohnH !! My cat loves to get involved. Especially when there is TruOil at play.

Must like the smell! Ours loves TO too

Looks really beautiful so far!

Thanks! It's getting there. Looking forward to having a finished body to attach it too.

On the upside, the electronics I ordered from GFS are taking forever to get here, so even if the finish was done I couldn't do much else

[JohnH]

It's taken half the day, but I've managed to strip almost all the finish off this (still have to get into the upper horn but I'm too tired now). Most of the issues I'd had have been fixed - the back is now flat (I think), I've sanded out two dings in the front that the kids had accidentally added, and I've fixed an issue near the neck join where I'd missed some factory marks originally.

It's been a productive and exhausting day. For anyone who worries that Tru Oil isn't a substantial finish, I suggest having a go at sanding it off lol.

Aquacoat and more Tru Oil both arrived in the mail, so once it's all sanded down I can start again.

One thing that I'll have to do is re-route the bevel on the edges, as sanding the back to be properly flat as taken it down by about 1.5 mm on one side. I'd hoped to do it today, but I don't like routers at the best of times, and definitely not when I'm tired.

Another thing I'm going to try to do is re-route the control cavity lip (or ledge? I don't know what you'd call it). It wasn't well done at the factory, and I didn't think to fix it when I first got the kit. By the time I'd noticed I'd already stained and oiled, and didn't have the heart to do anything about it.