Skippys Refinish Isolation Projects (Tele, Jag, Strat) and AMPs

skippy76

Cheers @greggreg66 ;

Clear coats are now on, waiting for them to go nice  and hard before I start the lacquer checking process

skippy76

Updating with Isolation Project 2:

Petes old Fender Road Worn Tele will be getting a refin.

I was waiting to see what the grain was like before I decided between a 3 tone burst or a solid colour, the grain is ok so could go either way.

I have these colours at home already: 3 Tone early 60s burst, Shell Pink, Shorline Gold, Fiesta Red or Surf Green 

I’m thinking Aged Surf Green with a black guard and rosewood neck....

munckee

Shell pink!!

I'm considering a refin of a decent guitar so rather than my usual sand spray over existing finish then clear - if I strip back to wood I thought I needed to undercoat, then colour, then clear - but you haven't undercoated the jm obviously - so did you use sanding sealer - colours - clear coat?

What stages did you sand?

Thanks in advance

skippy76

No worries @munckee ;;

The grain on the alder Jag body is tight so I didn’t use a coat of sealer, instead I tested an area directly with the clear amber, it sealed it well and didn’t get ‘absorbed” so all good.

i then used the tobacco brown on the edges and eased in the burst, once I had it pretty even I then blended with a coat of clear cherry.

i let it dry and the next day gave it light rubdown with 600/800 grit wet and dry (it was pretty flat already).

Three coats of clear followed, they were rubbed down with 600/800/1200 then I gave it a light going over with Tcut, leaves it wit a semi gloss finish.

Hope that helps

skippy76

Couple of progress pics, still needs more clears, flatting, polishing, ageing and assembling!

I’m not too worried about the odd imperfection where the body had been previously road worn, ill use these as a starting point for the ageing process, using the old less is more approach

SteveRobinson

Nice! I like the parchment guard best I think

munckee

I like anything but the black. Got a tort  guard?  Looking good though. 

skippy76

Cheers boys, I like the bottom one (mint) or tort is a good call.

I’ll need buy one!

hoops

Looking great. Mint green guard I reckon. 

skippy76

Progress shots and a side by side with a Fender Custom Shop Surf Green 1960

Not going too heavy of the wear just yet, just some dinks and scrapes in the exposed edge areas

munckee

I like the level of wear on your Tele better. I like old looking guitars rather than not been looked after guitars. 

skippy76

Cheers mate, when the lacquer checking is done its going to look pretty cool imo

hoops

Excellent work. Love it!

skippy76

Project #3!

Shoreline Gold over Three Tone Sunburst

Ive tried the stencil approach on this one to make sure I get down to the burst layer “accurately”, need some work work to “organically” shape some of the chips and also get down to the wood in places.

Lacquer checking next after the nitro has hardened up.

 

skippy76

skippy76

Quick update, pretty much done. I realise this won't be everyone's cup of tea but I wanted to try something slightly different.

I used a CS Mike Landau Strat as a reference for the ageing on this one

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munckee

Looks fantastic even with the wrong fretboard for shoreline gold : )

skippy76

Thanks mate! I didn't have a maple neck unfortunately  

I am on the look out for a MIM 50s one though to keep it all Fender MIM.

PeteC

Knockout - love that Tele ! 

Andyjr1515

They both look excellent together.