JackBootedThug
MURDERATOR
I might give you a shout sometime Dan. I’m getting ready to build a body out of American chestnut. It’s pretty much extinct so I don’t know of any guitars made out of it.
No lie... 30 years ago an ex-girlfriends dad and uncle painted a vintage car in black nitro in their driveway on a beautiful, clear and sunny day. I asked about doing it outside and they laughed and said wait and see the finished product. That car was flawless... and black is super difficult to get to look perfect.Allow for more time in between coats as it takes far longer to dry than Poly. You should be in a ventilated, temperature and humidity controlled environment when doing the job
Interesting. I’m surprised anything black was allowed in a neighbourhood you used to frequent.No lie... 30 years ago an ex-girlfriends dad and uncle painted a vintage car in black nitro in their driveway on a beautiful, clear and sunny day. I asked about doing it outside and they laughed and said wait and see the finished product. That car was flawless... and black is super difficult to get to look perfect.
Interesting. I’m surprised anything black was allowed in a neighbourhood you used to frequent.
Black Lacquer MattersProperty values homie. Gotta keep the neighborhood home values up.
Looks nice Dan, glad it worked good for you. I like the Gracey's. I used their Taos Turquoise on a strat body about ten years ago. The smell of the guitar in the case=incredible. Huff huff huff. Lacquer is child's play on the lungs compared to a good polyurethane believe that.View attachment 320862
Gonna have to sand the neck heel a bit, but finished fret job and putting tuners on the neck that's going on it.
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I don't know where @sideburns got this neck but it's quite good, and the waterslide was put on amazingly
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Got some OEM locking tuners on it, this thing is gonna be my boomer cover band machine, to go with my other partscaster tele
This one is a fender custom shop body rescue, with a 70s mighty mite body, and it's turned into a fantastic guitar - the original plan was to sell it and downsize my incredibly large "parts drawer" that is basically an entire garage of hardware and bodies and nicknacks i keep for repairs, but i would never get the $ its probably worth as a guitar, so i keep playing it
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Next step, borrowing a rebreather from one of my car painting buddies to lay the smackdown on some Inverness green
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Pray for my lungs, rig talk
Looks nice Dan, glad it worked good for you. I like the Gracey's. I used their Taos Turquoise on a strat body about ten years ago. The smell of the guitar in the case=incredible. Huff huff huff. Lacquer is child's play on the lungs compared to a good polyurethane believe that.
I put a box fan pointing out at the opening end of the garage and open the garage just enough to cover the top. The fumes slowly migrate towards that. Plus I still use proper mask. Masks are cheap bro.Pray for my lungs, rig talk
That's a pretty good looking effort .
Well done .
Congrats, Dan!