The dumbest thing that ever happened to you while building your guitar?

[jugglindan]

This isn't the purple you are looking for. You can go about your business. Move along.

[Simon Barden]

Couldn't you just have written 'BACK' on it in large letters?

[blinddrew]

Surely there was a 'deep purple' gag someone could have made here?

[DarkMark]

Somebody once asked ME for advice.

[cork sniffer]

Couldn't you just have written 'BACK' on it in large letters?

Other than binning the paint as soon as it was opened that suggestion stands tall, I'm a di*k head :-(

Surely there was a 'deep purple' gag someone could have made here?

It was so hard when admitting my dumb move to not use a "deep purple" reference.

[MusicStudent1]

I bought several cans of acrylic lacquer spray paint from the hardware store. When I started having finish problems, I did a little research and found that particular spray paint was discontinued almost 10 years ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if I found out that stuff was 15 years old.

Sometimes it would literally bubble like a spilled soda when sprayed, even after soaking the cans in warm water, shaking them for 5 minutes straight, and painting on dry days, waiting WEEKS between coats, etc. Sometimes a coat of clear would wrinkle the bone dry color coat underneath!

Lesson learned: Use fresh paint!! Use quality paint!

[JimC]

Most of mine involve measuring twice and making the same error both times...

[blinddrew]

I'm assuming that polishing through the finish and having to redo it is just considered a standard learning point, but what about doing it twice in succession in exactly the same place?

[Simon Barden]

Pretty standard.

[ThatCluelessGerman]

Most of mine involve measuring twice and making the same error both times...

Oooh, this is also one of my personal favorites. Measure, measure, cut, realize you measured wrong, twice.