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Ricky build
- Thread starter Al Heeley
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Well it was but I've just spent the last hour sanding all the black paint and lacquer off the top, I was unhappy about the finish and some areas had started crazing a few minutes after taking this pic. It is now a complete mess and I'll have to take it back to bare wood and start over.
hmm, well, i'm sure it'll turn out great regardless
The top is much easier to sand flat when its a single surface before routing the cavities for pickups and bridge. thats why I left it to the end. Now of course I have to restart and work round them. Oh well. Cheap automotive paint is making a comeback and the undercoat looks a lot better second time around.
I hate to say this, but maybe you're trying to rush the paint job? I know it's always a good idea to let it sit for a few days at least to let things cure.
Good advice. I'm going to make sure each coat is well sanded and flat, with a longer cure time before starting on the Rustins lacquer this time.
Hey kev! I've been a bit negligent on the LFS Mod duties front since I started this bass building.
No prob, hope you go for a home build too - i can tell you all the things i should have done right...let me know if you need any more dimensions.
Any dimensions, tools and tips would be helpful, I'm thinking this as my next big project.
If you feel like PMing me, awesome, but if not no big deal, you've already been a huge help!
Getting on with the final lacquer coats. The bridge pup mount and cover have finally arrived from the US, so that's all the hardware accounted for. Got a nice clean and deep bridge pup rout sorted without touching the near-finished surface. So now I'm just putting on one or two more coats of Rustins PC, then leaving a few days to thoroughly cure, then rub back to 1200 grit and buff to a shine.
After that, the neck needs a final sand back and a good treatment of tru-oil, then I can fit the fretboard and level the frets, install the hardware and she's done. Hopefully should be finished this weekend.
After that, the neck needs a final sand back and a good treatment of tru-oil, then I can fit the fretboard and level the frets, install the hardware and she's done. Hopefully should be finished this weekend.
You know, I've got half a mind to do a Weird Al job on Cheap Trick's "Dream Police" as "Ric police".
Apologies to Rick Nielsen:
"The RIC police, they live inside of the net
The RIC police, they'll get you yet
The RIC police, they're coming to yank your auction
oh no!"
Seriously though, nice work on the homebuild. I failed woodshop so all I can do is look on in awe.
GT
SDB Guitars
Commercial User
Is that nitrocellulose lacquer you're applying on the top? If so, you have to be careful, as NC lacquer has a fairly long cure time (30 days or more) and if you apply it too heavily, it *will* craze in a short amount of time
