Very sorry for your loss @boo… how’s your wife holding up?

@mattbeels Thanks Matt, she’s doing ok, life goes on. 👍

Top job @robin, that came out great! I really like the offset shape and neck joint, the color looks fab as well! How does it play and sound?
 
Very sorry for your loss @boo… how’s your wife holding up?

Thanks for the eencouragement @boo , I’m not going to tamper with it and risk spoiling the finish that I’ve got. The next project is still a block of wood at the moment, so the decision to oil or lacquer…   Read more»

@boo I’m alright, thanks. You? Pretty busy with the shop so that’s fine (except for…) Yeah, he doesn’t know yet. Fortunately it’s an aftermarket body with a shitty white paint job so hiding it won’t be too difficult. I’ll tell…   Read more»

1mm at a time right? You know me too well @boo which is exactly why I took your advice and walked away. 

Thanks @boo   I can see small swirly scratches shining through the lacquer when I turn it in the sunhine, I don’t know if these would polish out or not but I think I’m going to leave it as it is,…   Read more»

@boo
Another top job. I noticed you have a heady 14.3 deg temperature, hope you’re not expecting it to be as warm as that when you move North.

@boo Cutting a recess in the plate was pretty much the first thing I thought. Although, I want to keep the size of it in case I need to use it for a bigger project.  @robin Somehow that never occurred…   Read more»

Look at that velute, mighty fine work there @boo that is some great looking flat black 

@boo. That makes total sense. I never thought of the tube on the inside not going to the bottom and the bit of fluid that it can’t reach. I can see me at some point getting a gravity feed one…   Read more»

@boo. He stored it mostly apart. I have already put it back together and checked as much as I can think of. Even sprayed thinner through it and everything seems to be working. 

@boo. I work in the mechanical side of vehicle repairs and have always been the type to just take apart things to see how they worked and was even able to put the back together and work. The whole finishing…   Read more»

Cheers @boo. You’re a good man. Thanks for all the advice. 
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Thanks @boo. More great advice. Would you post a close-up picture of the line when it’s completely finished? 
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Thats looking really good @boo

I’m just stating how important it is to get the prep work right

I’ve been following your advice, wet sanding up through the grits, all it takes is time and patience.

Looks fantastic @boo. When you’re masking up the fretboard do you totally cover it or leave a tiny slither along the edge between the fretboard and the neck? How quickly do you take the tape off after the spraying is…   Read more»

that looks absolutly fantastic @boo. Very clean. I have to admit… working with colours and sprays intimidate me more than building the guitar. My late father was an autobody mechanic/painter and left me all his tools that have been sitting…   Read more»

Go through the grades of papers and then through the grades of polish, that’s the secret.  Thanks again @boo for your usual comprehensive advice, very much appreciated. I’ve ordered up some wet & dry, so I’ll have from 1000 up…   Read more»

I’ve used a round file before. I use a really fine, thin, round file @boo I’ll have to look at the type of file you’re talking about, I have a half round mini file that might to, between that,  @rocknroller912…   Read more»

One thing I would advise though is that you mask up the neck pocket at least, @boo yeah I figured that a few coats in, masked it up and then started removing it between coats as it was building up…   Read more»