First try with the rattlecan

[tbplayer59]

I bought a "bass" from someone in eBay about ten years ago. I knew it was someone's uncompleted project. The bass started life as a 1977 Ibanez Silver Series P copy. Someone has stripped the finish and stained it. They had also hogged out the neck pocket to accept a larger neck. It didn't come with a pickguard, and a Fender wouldn't fit properly. It did come with old school Dimarzio model P pickups.
I finally got the bug to make this nice again. I was going to recreate this as a bass with a sixties vibe. I had to add wood to the edge of the neck pocket and in the control cavity. Then I primed, filled, painted and clear coated. Followed by wet sanding and polishing.
In any case, here's the finished product. Far from perfect, but I like it's vibe. Just wanted to share.

 

[BusyFingers]

Nice, kind of a Daphne blue.

 

[tbplayer59]

Sorry for the double picture post.

 

[dmt]

Any horror stories of battling runs, dust, fingerprints, etc? What paint did you use, and did you prime it first?

 

[bholder]

Looks nice from here, good job!

 

[M.R. Ogle]

Nothing wrong with that. Looks GREAT!

 

[Crusher47]

Lookin' Good

 

[RSBBass]

Wish my rattle can job looked half as good.

 

[tbplayer59]

Any horror stories of battling runs, dust, fingerprints, etc? What paint did you use, and did you prime it first?

Not really. I did a lot of research online on how to do it. Just regular spray enamel that I bought at Lowes. The biggest problem I had was the body wood had open grain. I found a product called filler (not putty) that you rub on, scrape off, then sand. I thought I got all the areas, but missed some. I primed three coats and sanded smooth. Three coats of color, sanding the first two. Then a single coat of clear, but applied in three sprays. Another problem I had was the edges. I tried getting the edges with color, but apparently it's thinner there. A little primer shows through. I don't know how, I kept spraying the edges. If I ever try another refin, I know exactly what I would do differently: sand a lot.