Something is brewing -63 Strat
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Re: Something is brewing -63 Strat
Sea Foam Green would have been my choice but it looks a good job made.
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Brian's advice is right on the money - that rubber trick is just perfectly. I know you know way more about this than me Grant, and you know this anyway... but the longer you can wait before doing the sanding the better. I found that I picked up lots of little micro scratches when sanding too early. I waited a while, the paint hardened, and the finish came up really well. I think it was a case of the bits of paint being removed would clump up in the sandpaper, and they would in turn scratch the finish, because it was still soft.
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I like green, but this was a factory Fiesta, and so it must return to that colour. Yes, there's something wrong with me.werdna wrote:Sea Foam Green would have been my choice but it looks a good job made.
Yes, I reckon about a month at this time of the year. I did the Jazzmaster neck after 10 days but that was summer. I don't use a rubber, but i might give it a try. What I have used is the back of a coin battery.AiRdAd wrote:Brian's advice is right on the money - that rubber trick is just perfectly. I know you know way more about this than me Grant, and you know this anyway... but the longer you can wait before doing the sanding the better. I found that I picked up lots of little micro scratches when sanding too early. I waited a while, the paint hardened, and the finish came up really well. I think it was a case of the bits of paint being removed would clump up in the sandpaper, and they would in turn scratch the finish, because it was still soft.
I have some great 3M foam pads that go up to 10000...normally I finish at 2000 and go to buffing compound.
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Your sanding plan is destined for success. After about 800 it's quite hard to tell whether you are making a difference any longer. I love the sanding and buffing the most out of the whole process.
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Some people get a little bit obsessed about the colour of their guitars. So I hear.GrantB wrote:I like green, but this was a factory Fiesta, and so it must return to that colour. Yes, there's something wrong with me.
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What brand of compounds do you guys use for the final cut and polish? I've used the Meguiars stuff with mixed success.
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I start with Stewmac stuff...med then fine, then shift to 3M scratch remover, then up to Meguiars for the final two stages. Gold Class is the final from memory.
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Is the fine compound not good enough after taking it through to 2000 grit? So Meguiars swirl removed then wax?
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At Auckland Museum, the Kiwi Music display temporarily on features a white 1962 strat owned by Harry Lyons of Hello Sailor. There is also a nice 1964 Jansen Bandmaster, which is basically a tele with binding.
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I agree - but someone beat me to it
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Ive got between 6-7 coats of clear on this now. The results are very good. I very tempted to leave it for the curing stage. I know my family would like the industrial chemical smell to be gone! Finishing work really does suck.
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Re: Something is brewing -63 Strat
what sort of stripper do you use and how many passes ?
i'm stripping a bass at the moment and I got some water based stripper (environment and all that...)
but I applied some last night....scraped it off this morning and hasn't made a blind bit of difference
if anything it's shinier!!
might as well have used natural yoghurt
i'm stripping a bass at the moment and I got some water based stripper (environment and all that...)
but I applied some last night....scraped it off this morning and hasn't made a blind bit of difference
if anything it's shinier!!
might as well have used natural yoghurt
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lol. I used some auto stripper in an aerosol from Repco
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Re: Something is brewing -63 Strat
Oh god, the yellow!GrantB wrote:I agree - but someone beat me to it