@russ It also shows up any scratches, dents, scrapes or anything else. Sometimes you have to sand that much that you sand though in places, that means you have to apply more primer and sand again. It can be advantageous…   Read more»

Cling film?

@deej 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@russ As you sand the primer to flatten it, the black paint gets sanded off with some of the primer. The bits of primer that are left with black paint still on it, still need sanding. So the tops of…   Read more»

What’s a guide coat and how does it work? @russ A guide coat is a thin layer of paint (usually from a rattle can) sprayed over primer that you are going to flatten. This is usually a contrasting colour, in…   Read more»

I’m really looking to where you are taking us on this build journey @deej As this guitar isn’t having a neck pickup and no scratch plate, I’m using an alternative method to cover the neck joint. Can you guess how?…   Read more»

I keep seeing a Mirka sander in these updates. Enough reminders of the tools that I don’t have …. @tv101 Yeah sorry about that. 🤣 Is the “guide coat” to make it easier to see where you’ve sanded (or not)?…   Read more»

Not sure how plausible that is at all but no chance I can afford to use that grade of hardware on every build @tej Yeah it’s not a cheap hobby this if you want decent hardware, there aren’t really any…   Read more»