Bent’s hack jobs

[Bent77]

Don’t expect much!

Working on refinishing this VM Jazz
Stripped the poly and used water soluble stain. Lots of 0000 steel wool action after lots of 60 grit

 

[Bent77]

Previous hack job

Alvarez repair

 

[bobdabilder]

If you had to guess, what wood is the body made from?

 

[Bent77]

According to Squier it’s Maple

 

[rudy4444]

Don’t expect much!

Working on refinishing this VM Jazz
Stripped the poly and used water soluble stain. Lots of 0000 steel wool action after lots of 60 grit

I'm hoping there was something between that 60 grit and the 0000...

If not, I can understand why there was LOTS of 0000 steel wool "action".

 

[Bent77]

I'm hoping there was something between that 60 grit and the 0000...

If not, I can understand why there was LOTS of 0000 steel wool "action".

Yep, don’t remember exactly what, but it’s working out good. Trick is to get to the old poly and not into the wood!

 

[Brujonica]

Nice soapbar cavity

 

[Bent77]

Nice soapbar cavity

I was eyeing that earlier wondering if a Tbird pickup would fit in there!

 

[funkinbottom]

Are you goin' gloss or matte?

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Don’t expect much!

Working on refinishing this VM Jazz
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That's a cool color.

 

[Deleted member 271037]

Cool project but I don't think I would risk using a white shirt with that unless you add a clear coat!

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I think the stain came out great, that color really enhances that body wood.

Enjoy it!
Dirk

 

[Bent77]

Thanks everyone, the color is officially Magenta.

Went through the sand paper pile. Went like this 60-100-220-0000 wool. Then I did the stain, which raised the grain a bit due to the water. I repeated the stain until it wouldn't take, then more steel wool after it dried to tame the spots where the grain raised

Using Mixwax wipe on poly in clear. It's a very slow process, but I didn't have faith in the spray poly

 

[Bent77]

In between clear coats, cleaning some of the funkadelic off the neck. Bought this bass used for $150, but it wasn’t well taken care of. Mojo is one thing. Leftover French fry mung or what ever is not that thing...

 

[PaulS]

Nice color, reminds me of the French Violet on my Warwick

 

[Bent77]

Starting to get ahead of the poly finally. 12 coats is where it seemed to stop wicking into the wood and start covering. See some of the body damage from the previous owner. Didn’t feel it warranted killing the body to get those out. Still wet, have not started finish sanding

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Yeah man keep building it up, it's looking great. Poly takes many coats to start building up as you have witnessed.

And the neck color difference can be oxidation/UV or yeah sure FFry munge. LOL
A good scotch brite would take it off perhaps. I'd just clean it and leave it, you're the only one that would know it once it's back together. Well alright aside from your Pals here on TB.
Dirk

 

[Bent77]

Thanks!
The neck is definitely a little of both, but this bass was pretty icky when I grabbed it

To the point of having to be patient and let each coat of poly do it’s thing before I proceed. Not my strong suit. Guess I’ll actually to go play bass...

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Yeah I guess I forgot to mention a most appropriate Tom Petty lyric:

"The waiting is the hardest part!"

That is tough, but yeah dry and lightly scuff/sand as recommended. I've made the mistake of rushing things, and you'll just end up having to be tortured all again with starting over.

 

[Bent77]

Well turds. Was looking pretty good minus the two cat hairs that landed on it after the last coat (18)
I don’t have a cat...