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 sit...

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.

This looks really cool! Thanks for the tips with the prep work and temperature. Valuable info!

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 lef...

Matt blackness. 🖤 The Ace of Spades 🖤

Time for paint! As I’ve said before, this customer wants his guitar in Matt black nitrocellulose (Nitro) paint, including the neck. So the neck is what I’m doing first. I’ve masked up, sprayed the bl...

My favourite song today:

On Monday, I started working on leveling the neck blank but had to stop. Then yesterday I was busy all day. It started raining yesterday evening, rained all night and it's supposed to rain all day tod...

Always happy to get constructive criticism. i was thinking, though, for my ‘audience’ who don’t know the course, the structure of it for them will not have the context of someone who has seen the co...

Had a period of not much work (not Covid) but here are some more photos of the slow progress. Attachment : innercarve.jpg Attachment : outsidesdone.jpg Attachment : neck.jpg Thats...

16/09/2021 11:55 am Thanks carol and mark. Gorgeous acoustic kit arrived today. Fantastic quality and I’m nearly ready to go with the first stage of the neck. Going for it. Thanks again -- at...

It’s water based so I just use a damp (not wet) rag, make sure the rag is soft and you have rung it out properly. Follow up with a dry rag and try not to get any water in any screw holes etc Thanks @...

Just one more question, what do you clean the G3 off with? @robin It’s water based so I just use a damp (not wet) rag, make sure the rag is soft and you have rung it out properly. Follow up with a dr...

Hi, and thanks for the feedback. Always happy to get constructive criticism. i was thinking, though, for my ‘audience’ who don’t know the course, the structure of it for them will not have the conte...

Ingenuity at work. Brilliant

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 &...

Attachment : EFECEB19-4C55-470B-BA64-4D95C0B61E03.png Attachment : 49E0918F-F679-4843-8A2D-281C8B7E47F2.png @robin You don’t have to use these exact ones, other brands are available. They d...

I think I'm ready for some more of your expert guidance. I've had a tentative go at polishing the control cavity cover and it looks quite good to me, but obviously I'm aiming for better than just good...

This is looking really good. I hope the lacquer turns out good for you. Looking forward to seeing this finished. Thanks @Wayne_F , its got all the lacquer that its getting, so I'm working my way up t...

This is looking really good. I hope the lacquer turns out good for you. Looking forward to seeing this finished.