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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:56 pm
by JamesSmann
rodvonbon wrote:St. Jimmy wrote:hey rod, question for ya...what do you use for your clear coat?
Reranch clear nitro. I also used reranch Fiesta red for the color. It was real easy to use.
cool...i've probably been using all the wrong shit on my Esquire-ish project. LOL...your refins always look so fucking great dude!
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:00 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
rod those look awesome. that swinger with string thru is boner!
SWINGTHRU
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:05 pm
by rodvonbon
St. Jimmy wrote:rodvonbon wrote:St. Jimmy wrote:hey rod, question for ya...what do you use for your clear coat?
Reranch clear nitro. I also used reranch Fiesta red for the color. It was real easy to use.
cool...i've probably been using all the wrong shit on my Esquire-ish project. LOL...your refins always look so fucking great dude!
Before wet sanding and polishing it, it looked
pretty good, but not great. I think the key, besides allowing for cure time, is wet sanding and buffing. I sprayed in less than ideal conditions and there were little bumps and some lint stuck to it. I went from 600,800,1000,1200,1500 and finally 2000 grit sand paper, then I used a medium grade cutting compound then finess it for the final polish. It sounds like a lot of work, but really only took about an hour.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:08 pm
by rodvonbon
hotrodperlmutter wrote:rod those look awesome. that swinger with string thru is boner!
SWINGTHRU
It wasn't my original plan, but the Toronado bridge was only 30 bucks!
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:10 pm
by JamesSmann
rodvonbon wrote:St. Jimmy wrote:rodvonbon wrote:
Reranch clear nitro. I also used reranch Fiesta red for the color. It was real easy to use.
cool...i've probably been using all the wrong shit on my Esquire-ish project. LOL...your refins always look so fucking great dude!
Before wet sanding and polishing it, it looked
pretty good, but not great. I think the key, besides allowing for cure time, is wet sanding and buffing. I sprayed in less than ideal conditions and there were little bumps and some lint stuck to it. I went from 600,800,1000,1200,1500 and finally 2000 grit sand paper, then I used a medium grade cutting compound then finess it for the final polish. It sounds like a lot of work, but really only took about an hour.
question, which will make me sound so n00by...what exactly is "Wet sanding"?
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:16 pm
by rodvonbon
St. Jimmy wrote:question, which will make me sound so n00by...what exactly is "Wet sanding"?
It's just what it sounds like. There is a kind of sanpaper thats used in car finishing and the backing doesn't tear apart when it gets wet. What I did is filled up a bowl with warm water and a little bit of dish soap, soaked the paper and went about sanding. I think the water keeps the friction to a minimum and the dust won't be abrasive as your working. If the paint/clear isn't very thick it is easy to sand through it.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:19 pm
by JamesSmann
rodvonbon wrote:St. Jimmy wrote:question, which will make me sound so n00by...what exactly is "Wet sanding"?
It's just what it sounds like. There is a kind of sanpaper thats used in car finishing and the backing doesn't tear apart when it gets wet. What I did is filled up a bowl with warm water and a little bit of dish soap, soaked the paper and went about sanding. I think the water keeps the friction to a minimum and the dust won't be abrasive as your working. If the paint/clear isn't very thick it is easy to sand through it.
awesome! great tip...any brand of sand paper for wet sanding that you could reccomend?
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:19 pm
by BobArsecake
While I think the Jag is beautiful I feel sad about getting rid of the original logo etc.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:26 pm
by rodvonbon
BobArsecake wrote:While I think the Jag is beautiful I feel sad about getting rid of the original logo etc.
The face of the headstock was refinished and had a repro decal when I bought it.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:30 pm
by BobArsecake
Ah I see, I suppose it did look rather clean for an original '65.
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:38 pm
by robert(original)
rod, is that the same swinger i played?
and btw, when are you going to sell me that jaguar?
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 4:56 pm
by rodvonbon
St. Jimmy wrote:
awesome! great tip...any brand of sand paper for wet sanding that you could reccomend?
3M
robert(original) wrote:rod, is that the same swinger i played?
Yeah, same one. The finish is MUCH better than last time.
robert(original) wrote:when are you going to sell me that jaguar?
C'mon, I just put it together, let me get sick of it first
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:00 pm
by robert(original)
that will never happen, you have like 30 vintage stangs, and a load of bad ass shortscales that you specially told me "im not selling any of them, no matter what"
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:42 pm
by lexx9
The Jag looks awesome. The refinish is deadly! lexx
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:52 pm
by ultratwin
Good fun and nice work, Ron-o.
wow
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:53 pm
by lancer88
that thing looks killer!
Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:23 am
by Justin J
St. Jimmy wrote:rodvonbon wrote:St. Jimmy wrote:hey rod, question for ya...what do you use for your clear coat?
Reranch clear nitro. I also used reranch Fiesta red for the color. It was real easy to use.
cool...i've probably been using all the wrong shit on my Esquire-ish project. LOL...your refins always look so fucking great dude!
jimmy, deft clear works really well and is considerably cheaper than reranch. it's nitrocellulose and either $3 or $5 a can (i can't remember which) at lowes. make sure to get gloss. looks like this:
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:33 am
by Ninja Mike 808
Your guitars always make me jealous.
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:35 am
by benecol
*points at ninjamike*
Hello you.
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:44 am
by Ninja Mike 808
benecol wrote:*points at ninjamike*
Hello you.
Hey buddy,
Thanks for what you said to my boss, btw