Gorgeous!
You should send a picture to whichever lawyers are running Fender these days. Make 'em jealous.
You should send a picture to whichever lawyers are running Fender these days. Make 'em jealous.
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Summer Warmoth project completed - '72 style P/J
- Thread starter Juice Box
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How long did the painting process take including waiting for the Nitro to harden completely?? Did you wet sand the final coat or just polish??
Nice work Juice..very classy.You should post that on the ReRanch forum.I'm sure the folks over there would love to see the build pic.
Cheers.
Cheers.
The painting process from grain filling to clear coating took about 30 days. I wet sanded and if I sanded thru, I would re-apply the nitro as needed.
Let me just say this...If I didn't have access to a spray room, this project would have been VERY difficult to complete.
I also used 3M polishing compound when I was finished. Made a HUGE difference. Totally made it a lot more glossier.
FL, to answer your question after the body was painted, I gave the nitro about a month or so to 'harden' before I completed the rest of the bass.
FL, to answer your question after the body was painted, I gave the nitro about a month or so to 'harden' before I completed the rest of the bass.
Thanks for both replies.
I have access to paint booth but every time I use it, I just end up having my friend paint what I need. I don't think he'll want to do the nitro process though. I have a pretty good painting area in my workshop so I'd probably attempt it here. I have great results painting RC car and heli bodies, I think the nitro will work.
FL,
Word of advice: Order WAY more paint than you think you need you will originally need. I was foolish enough to originally order one can of color, and one can of clear from reranch.
In reality I should have bought 2-3 color and 2-3 clear coats.
Good luck buddy,
Justin
Word of advice: Order WAY more paint than you think you need you will originally need. I was foolish enough to originally order one can of color, and one can of clear from reranch.
In reality I should have bought 2-3 color and 2-3 clear coats.
Good luck buddy,
Justin
Random piece of information - the body and the neck fit INCREDIBLY. This bass is so resonant and just sings. Nice low action that doesn't buzz even if you dig in with a pick. What's not to love?!
I've read that before but thanks for the reminder
Once the neck arrives, I'll make the final decision on color. Probably surf or seafoam green.
I've read that before but thanks for the reminder
Just in case you mess up, having some additional supplies is great, but not necessary. In general you need various grits of sandpaper 220-2000 grit. A good flat sanding block for leveling the raw wood. A small sanding block for wet sanding. I use a pink art eraser. Works great. I usually sand the raw body up to 400. You will need grain filler if you are using a porous wood like ash,1 can of sanding sealer, 1 can primer, 1 can of color, and 2 cans of clear. Provided you don't have to sand back at any stage I usually have plenty of primer and color left after I finish. Prep work before you spray anything is the key to getting a really nice finish. If you get that done, then the rest is pretty easy. Lacquer is very forgiving as a finish. Most important is to buy a good respirator to protect you from the fumes. And spray in a well ventilated area away from any ignition sources.
I've read that before but thanks for the reminder
Keep us posted!
This is super nice, man - incredible job. I found this thread becase I was doing research on what looks to be my next project - a Warmoth 72! lol. I know you said you did a Vol/Vol/Tone setup, but the bottom knob look like a toggle?
I want it to be light - so I was thinking of doing a Basswood solid (painted black back an sides) - with a Walnut or Kona top clear coat/Red Tort pick guard. Frailin PJ set with white covers and a Fender Jazz bass roasted Maple neck. But I don't know exactly how I want to do the Electronics. I wanted to do a 3 way switch, but not sure yet.
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