Thunderbird Club

[Gaolee]

Hmm, sounds like there was a problem that turned up with the finish and he's got to respray it.

The way he put it, it was weather checking and then delaminating. So, it's a problem that requires a respray, but what isn't obvious to me is why nitro would check and delaminate. He's been doing it a while, so I doubt it's a competence problem. My guess is there was some kind of proportion mistake or a prep mistake that caused the problem. Maybe the wrong humidity at the wrong time. I haven't used nitro, so I don't know what goes right or wrong with it. I also don't know how to interpret his description.

Aside from that, you are absolutely correct.

 

[BklynKen]

The way he put it, it was weather checking and then delaminating. So, it's a problem that requires a respray, but what isn't obvious to me is why nitro would check and delaminate. He's been doing it a while, so I doubt it's a competence problem. My guess is there was some kind of proportion mistake or a prep mistake that caused the problem. Maybe the wrong humidity at the wrong time. I haven't used nitro, so I don't know what goes right or wrong with it. I also don't know how to interpret his description.

Aside from that, you are absolutely correct.

Yeah, sorry, I don't know much about painting like this. My response was funny in my head, but I think I ended up sounding like a dick.

 

[mr zee]

High humidity jiggers nitro finishes as it dries really quick trapping moisture.

 

[Gaolee]

Yeah, sorry, I don't know much about painting like this. My response was funny in my head, but I think I ended up sounding like a dick.

I thought it was funny. Being a dick is OK, too. Better than being a wanker.

 

[Gaolee]

High humidity jiggers nitro finishes as it dries really quick trapping moisture.

That may be what happened. It's getting painted in Maryland, which is two and a half square miles of land and is about 100% shoreline. It borders on Delaware, and Delaware is also a postage stamp that's about 100% shoreline. It's not the most likely place for climate control. Kinda like just about anywhere in England.

Plus, I just learned something about Nitro that I didn't know. That's always good.

 

[RedVee]

I thought it was funny. Being a dick is OK, too. Better than being a wanker.

I don’t know, goes hand in hand don’t it?

 

[Mike.C.]

So I headed home today and just had to take the exit. Yes, THE exit.

And it did not disappoint.

I assume that if you’re selling a bass and shipping it to someone these are the guys you want to pack it. They are THE authority in bass packaging !!

Or, maybe they retail bass player lingerie.?. I did not go inside, so sadly we may never know.

I also did not go inside this establishment because I am not a professional bass player. Soon!

 

[GonePlaid]

Yeah, sorry, I don't know much about painting like this. My response was funny in my head, but I think I ended up sounding like a dick.

Obviously, I don't know you, but from reading other of yer posts, I detected a severe case of tongue-in-cheek.

 

[GonePlaid]

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I assume that if you’re selling a bass and shipping it to someone these are the guys you want to pack it. They are THE authority in bass packaging !!

Or, maybe they retail bass player lingerie.?. I did not go inside, so sadly we may never know.

I also did not go inside this establishment because I am not a professional bass player. Soon!
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There is a large, extended family named Bass that has massive agricultural holdings just southeast of the Orlando area-and has roads named after them. My favorite being "Fannie Bass Road". If I remember(?), I'll take a fuzzy pic of the street sign this weekend when I go up that-a-way.

 

[Engle]

The way he put it, it was weather checking and then delaminating. So, it's a problem that requires a respray, but what isn't obvious to me is why nitro would check and delaminate. He's been doing it a while, so I doubt it's a competence problem. My guess is there was some kind of proportion mistake or a prep mistake that caused the problem. Maybe the wrong humidity at the wrong time. I haven't used nitro, so I don't know what goes right or wrong with it. I also don't know how to interpret his description.

Aside from that, you are absolutely correct.

It can be fussy in uncontrolled environments.
I once sprayed a maple Atilla body with nitro. It looked beautiful for about a week and then started checking rapidly. I think I put too much on in a short period of time, but it could have been the humidity. I didn’t bother refinishing because I like the look.

 

[Gaolee]

I don’t know, goes hand in hand don’t it?

Maybe it just goes in hand. There's probably an interpretive dance somewhere that explains it all.

 

[Chucky Stiletti]

It can be fussy in uncontrolled environments.
I once sprayed a maple Atilla body with nitro. It looked beautiful for about a week and then started checking rapidly. I think I put too much on in a short period of time, but it could have been the humidity. I didn’t bother refinishing because I like the look.

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what kind of bass is that? looks like a cross between a P and a Grabber....very nice..

 

[Gaolee]

My favorite being "Fannie Bass Road". If I remember(?), I'll take a fuzzy pic of the street sign this weekend when I go up that-a-way.

That will go over well in the commonwealth.

 

[BklynKen]

That may be what happened. It's getting painted in Maryland, which is two and a half square miles of land and is about 100% shoreline. It borders on Delaware, and Delaware is also a postage stamp that's about 100% shoreline. It's not the most likely place for climate control. Kinda like just about anywhere in England.

Delawhere?

 

[TBird1958]

You guys are slacking badly. It's Thunderbird Thursday and I'm the first to post

Blue and white Rockabilly polka dot halter top dress goes nicely with a Burnt Orange Metallic Mike Lull T4.

Now it's off for a some drinks and dinner

 

[5StringBlues]

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[Chucky Stiletti]

You guys are slacking badly. It's Thunderbird Thursday and I'm the first to post

Blue and white Rockabilly polka dot halter top dress goes nicely with a Burnt Orange Metallic Mike Lull T4.

Now it's off for a some drinks and dinner

Ok! Ok!.....have a great evening!..

 

[Engle]

what kind of bass is that? looks like a cross between a P and a Grabber....very nice..

It’s an Attila made in Vancouver in the 70’s. They also had a neck through line called Odyssey.
I picked up that body at a swap meet and bolted on a National P copy neck.
It’s presently on loan to my daughter’s high school.

 

[bylar13]

 

[JJR58]