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Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:06 pm
by More Cowbell
Don't worry about the finish not being perfect Fran. Have you seen the "road worn" series up close? They look some kid painted it then they sanded and beat it here and there until it looked relic'd. So I'm sure its gonna look good!!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:28 am
by Fran
More Cowbell wrote:Don't worry about the finish not being perfect Fran. Have you seen the "road worn" series up close? They look some kid painted it then they sanded and beat it here and there until it looked relic'd. So I'm sure its gonna look good!!
I agree Cowy, its just a bit of a personal fail thing with finishing guitars that bothers me, not so much a fail for my projects. The Black JS i built is already looking a little relic'd (due to my flimsy finishing) but im happy about it, it looks good with the 70s Bronco neck.
So yeah, im hoping this Mosrite copy will wear fairly quickly as well.
I will need to improve my finishing skillz though, especially if i ever plan to build some guitars to actually sell.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:47 am
by chisa
Fran wrote:Well, i had several days of lacquering. The finish is okay, not amazing but reasonable. Punk innit.
So i constructed it together tonight, it looks the business and it intonates (i was dreading some unforseen mistake in this area) which im very happy about because this was built from various ideas with random parts. I had no 'original' model to keep referring back to, just an internet picture as you all know.
I just put the top and bottom E on to insure the neck was aligned correctly, then fixed the neck. Plugged it in to see how it sounds... awesome upon first impression.
The Burns Rez-o-matic produces some growling Tele-tones whilst the Artec mini humbucker is the pleasant surprise here. I expected thin-squealy craptones, but its nothing of the sort- more P90 territory with plenty of clarity for a neck pup. The MDF construction may have some influence on this(?)
Anyways, my iPhone wont load pictures up for some odd reason but i will get some better quality shots tomorrow so ya'll can have a look. i will also go into more depth on its sound and get some samples up over the next week.
have you finished it with wet and dry 1200 grade and then some t-cut polishing?
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:44 pm
by stewart
from what i hear, nitro is a much easier medium to work with, although obviously expensive. the coats kind of melt into each other.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:56 pm
by Fran
Chisa- Maybe i was'nt specefic, i used Yacht varnish thinned down. Upon some research you are looking at 2+ weeks before you can even consider polishing. I just have'nt got the patience lol.
I used Yacht Varnish on the JS and it worked well at low cost.
I'm definitely considering Nitro for my next project, or maybe even a two pack cellulose paint. I can finish natural fine, its when i start using color everything goes pear shape.
Incidentally, the total cost for this was around £120. The Aerosol Paint, Custom Pickguard and the Artec Mini Humbucker accounting for 75% of that total.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 1:25 pm
by More Cowbell
Do you guys have autoparts stores that sell car paint in a spray can?? Use the clear coat version of that, they usually dry within 48 hours and then you can wet sand/buff it. I think thats what Hurb used on his Black Jazzy, and I used it on my old Bronco. It worked great. But Nitro wetsands and polishes up the easiest. Also use Baby oil to wet sand with instead of water. Have you been to the Re-ranch site and read the how to on wet sanding?
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:14 pm
by Fran
More Cowbell wrote:Do you guys have autoparts stores that sell car paint in a spray can?? Use the clear coat version of that,
Tried it. They are really difficult to achieve a good finish with and expensive.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:44 pm
by Fran
Okay, a couple of pics i took today. Still bits to finish but they are small details you wont see from this distance anyway.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:47 pm
by stewart
looking good!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:49 pm
by BobArsecake
Wow that's cracking :D
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:51 pm
by Markn951
wow, looking fantastic fran! great work man
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:54 pm
by Mungodora
That's looking rather special
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:55 pm
by Noirie.
Looks awesome. I'm glad you got some nice tort for it.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:59 pm
by laterallateral
Completely awesome!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:00 pm
by paul_
Looks brilltastic
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:13 pm
by Mike
'played, Franbot.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:17 pm
by endsjustifymeans
stunning.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:43 pm
by benecol
A bit shit.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:44 pm
by benecol
... but not really. Nice one Fran.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:56 pm
by Gavin
Looks great Fran. I was just thinking, if you had the will, you could dig out them inlays and fill them with wood glue mixed up with rosewood dust. Surely you have an old rosewood neck lying around some place that you could shave for the job. Then you could drill teeny holes and glue some white plastic in there for the Mosrite style dots.