AGJM-1 - First Build

[Dan_B]

Love that colour there mate. Remember it will darken up under whatever clear coat you plan to apply. Go back with maybe 400 first instead of 240 and see if the grain settles a bit. If you need to apply more colour after knocking off the raised grain, maybe you could increase the red concentrate, so you end up using less water. Therefore less raising of the grain.

Thanks. Yeah, I don’t mind the red either. It’s just a touch more vibrant than I was hoping. I’ll give the 400 a go..

The plan is to finish it with Tru Oil. But I want to get the neck on before that.. & I’d prefer to shape the headstock, & level the frets before I glue that in place.

[macke_magnusson]

Nice work with the contours, I'm also building this model as my first guitar and also ended up with some quality problems with the neck/neckpocket.. ended up getting a 25% cashback from Adam.
Keep up the good work

[Dan_B]

Nice work with the contours, I'm also building this model as my first guitar and also ended up with some quality problems with the neck/neckpocket.. ended up getting a 25% cashback from Adam.
Keep up the good work

Thanks. Yeah, they seem to be struggling with some quality issues on this model, hence them being pulled from the store. I hope they can resolve the issues.

[Dan_B]

Today I shaped the headstock -




I also rubbed back the rough patches of the body, & gave it some more stain. Not 100% happy with the results. It is a bit blotchy & the grain is not taking the stain in some places.





Whilst I'm happy with the overall colour, I think I might need to look at stripping back & perhaps starting again with an alternate stain type

[Dan_B]

I decided to try darkening up my stain. I had a half tube of crimson watercolour laying around, so I mixed it in with the Truecolor stain. It's gone on a lot more consistently, & darkened it up nicely. Much happier with the depth of colour. I'll give it another coat later this afternoon, I think.

[G-Axe]

Yeah, I think the darker red is the right choice. Looking good.

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[Richy17]

Im really liking the colour. These are great kits.

[Dan_B]

I was planning on waiting until I got the neck on to start with the Tru Oil. But I got a bit impatient & gave the body a coat this afternoon. It has popped the colour nicely. Pretty happy with the outcome.

[Andy40]

Looking good Dan

[Dan_B]

I've been working on the back of the neck this week. Aiming for a nice worn look like this:

Getting close, thanks to a bit of tumeric watered down stain: