Restoration: Roadstar (II) to hell

[DaveRhys]

Are you sanding between coats? Between the last two blue pics, there's a "thing" between the two pup cavities.

Sanding every two/three.
The 'thing' is a bit of dried paint that found it's way into my spraygun feeder/cup/hopper/thingamajig.

Experience has taught me that, as much as I really, reeeally want to flick it off then and there I should LEAVE IT THE HELL ALONE until it's dry.

... might go and flick it off now actually... hold on....

*flick*

Gone.

Before you ask, the thing at the bottom is just a piece of masking tape covering the (sizeable) ground wire hole to the bridge.
... I should probably remove it though... wasn't really thinking.

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

Great job. This is going to look so awesome when it's finished.

 

[iamlowsound]

That colour is absolutely amazing. I want it.

lowsound

 

[DaveRhys]

Bit of sanding and two more coats.

It's really hard to capture the colour of this thing now, but this shot is reasonably accurate:

(orange peeling isn't nearly as bad as it looks in that pic)

 

[bassingeorge]

Wow, such a cool color! Can't wait to see it done!

It was mentioned before me, but I would've hit that bridge with some Bondo!

And as far as the coin goes, if you are using the ibanez decal you should inlay the coin on position B.

 

[Bitterdale]

... getting blueier...
(it's a perfectly cromulent word)

This refinish embiggens my love for vintage Ibanez.

 

[DaveRhys]

This refinish embiggens my love for vintage Ibanez.

That's the spirit!

Right, y'know how I was going to do all the hardware in black... seems I lied.

I'll still be getting the neck plate engraved with a restoration date (using the Ibanez numbering/date system btw.), but after I'd cleaned it up, and given it a polish, I had to keep it 'relic-ed'.

... was just too pretty.

(and yes, I need to sand the finish again)

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

Nice! I get more and more jealous of this project every time you post new pics

 

[charlie monroe]

I'll still be getting the neck plate engraved with a restoration date (using the Ibanez numbering/date system btw.), but after I'd cleaned it up, and given it a polish, I had to keep it 'relic-ed'.

Couldn't agree more. Seems you are making all of the best decisions at the key moments.

For the record, I think there is no need to bondo up the bridge. It would probably be a nightmare to reproduce all of the right angles and radii anyway.

I think that this is going to be the perfect combination of what is old and what is new.

Carry on...

 

[crobasster]

Nice work,subd!

Although,seethrough finish wouldn't be bad at all!

 

[LDonnie]

Subbed, I love blue basses and have been listening to the Police lately

 

[Solarmist]

Maybe I missed it somewhere, but is the back of the neck & headstock going to be the same color?

 

[handofseven]

That's the spirit!

Right, y'know how I was going to do all the hardware in black... seems I lied.

I'll still be getting the neck plate engraved with a restoration date (using the Ibanez numbering/date system btw.), but after I'd cleaned it up, and given it a polish, I had to keep it 'relic-ed'.

... was just too pretty.

(and yes, I need to sand the finish again)

Man, that neckplate looks so good next to that cerulean blue! Two thumbs up! Good decision!

 

[DaveRhys]

Almost hurts my eyes in full sunlight...

AND (!) all my worldly possessions arrive today (turns out they're not at the bottom of the sea), so I'll be able to get on with the serious business of refretting etc. during the week.

Clear-coat begins tomorrow though.

Happy days!

 

[JPBourdier]

That color is brilliant! Sub'd and loving this thread.

 

[MonetBass]

That color is brilliant! Sub'd and loving this thread.

+1! Excellent choice on the color, and equally excellent work. I wanted one of these basses back when they first came out, but could not afford one. Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

Hah. This bass is looking a lot like a Hondo Explorer I saved and cleaned up from a store:

And also looking like a refinished Musician I won on eBay once:

 

[DaveRhys]

Hah. This bass is looking a lot like a Hondo Explorer I saved and cleaned up from a store:

Aw hells yeah!
... and here was me feeling special

I'm just glad my stuff has finally arrived...

... as is my shoe-obsessed fiance.
(bit of Aria/shoe-porn there)

 

[Lazarus.Bird]

That is an awesome pic

 

[Prostheta]

Dot inlays. SB-600 I take it.