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All bottom edges are now rounded over and have started working through the grades on the back.
The cover is flush, grain isn't too far from matching and should look okay when it has been stained.
Time to stop clamping it down, don't want any impressions leaving behind and need to access all areas during the sanding process.
First coat of stain went on this morning.
Small area to the right of the pickups where the glue was that hasn't taken the stain.
Similar story on the back, small area bottom right of the middle that didn't take where there was glue
Sanded with the 240 grit again taking the majority off and then second coat of stain. Still a thin line, so will sand it back again in the morning, will probably drop down to 180 or 150 grit to see if it removes that line.
The back looks a lot better now, but didn't take another photo, will do it tomorrow. Once the stain had fully dried had a quick look at how the silver hardware looks against the stain. Only done the body so far as I wanted to check for any defects, everything else is looking good, so once the glue line is removed I can sand up through the grades and get a nice smooth finish on it ready for the nitro.
Sanded to 1000 grit and final coat of stain done. Even coverage all over, though the light reflections don't help the photos.
Will mask off the neck in the morning and then the first coat of nitro can be done on the body and headstock. Once the first coat is dry enough I will get the logo in place... need to get it printed tonight so it has a good amount of time to dry before the clear coats.
Have ordered the control knobs, last item other than strings, but need to know which gauge is required.
Got a couple of coats of nitro on today, no pics yet. Need to do a quick wetsand around the area for the logo tomorrow. Just having a few issues with the printing of the logo at the moment, have tried the recommended settings for the waterslide decals but the image comes out with a cracked eggshell look. Have tried a few different things, the only thing left is the ink... Will try on a different printer tomorrow to see if I get a better result and if not will have to buy some new ink for mine.
Managed to get a good quality decal print done. Must be an issue with the inks in my printer, so as I had some work to do at my parents house I used their printer
After a couple of hours sprayed them with clear, 3 coats spaced out and then cut to size and applied to the headstock...
And the main logo on the body.
Will leave them to dry fully over night and then the clear coats can be sprayed.
The big logo was a bit of a pain to position correctly, but got there in the end. Seems to be drying out well and no issues with the edges lifting, hopefully by morning it is ready for spraying.
The control knobs have arrived and I am very happy with the look. They will really help finish it off.
Managed to get a few good coats of clear on yesterday, went lightly at first and slowly built it up. The decal edges were still visible, but knew it would require a small amount of sanding to get it right.
And so spent some this morning carefully wet sanding the decals level, took it easy and kept drying off the areas to see the progress. The headstock was first and it didn't take too long to get them level. The main logo took a while longer and I was extremely careful to make sure I didn't sand through, last thing I want is to have to redo that one...
Once it was level and I was happy with the result, I cleaned it all off, dried it and wiped with a micro fibre cloth to ensure there was no sanding dust and a final wipe down with white spirit and left it to dry.
Then I hit it again with a couple more coats of clear, which was looking really good, but then as it dried a small disaster...
Have got a few white spots in the finish, just to the left of the pickups and a couple around the main logo. They are only small and I am hoping when I do the final sand they will go, but have never had them before so unsure if they will go. I think I may not have allowed enough time for the white spirit to fully dry off and some must have been trapped in the pores.
Has anyone had this before that can offer advice?
A couple of close ups of the white spots...
If that’s the case then sanding back, giving it a good clean (a blast with a compressor helps), and redoing the clear coats is probably the best way forward.