just finished this yesterday.
sounds really nice.beechwood neck with black walnut fret board with frets.
bone what ever you call it? I've used a fancy hinge to hold the strings.piezo pickup etc.
the skull is my trade mark if you like.
the surface of the main body is very shiny almost like the real thing.
it had about 4 heavy coats of lacquer ,rubbed down with wet/dry and finished with rubbing compound and polish.
very pleased with the results
the 1st picture show how I start the main body,cut out of a sold piece of wood etc.
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I'm based in the UK so what we used will differ from the USA.
just use a quality brand don't buy cheap.
I have one and it's absolutely rubbish.
the shine looks better in the flesh than it does in the picture.
I couldn't be bothered going through all the rigmarole wet sanding etc.
so I thought I'll try rubbing compound.
I've used it on cars where it need a touch up spray to rub out out over spray edges and to blend in with rest of the paint.
as for decreased traffic the forums,there's at least 10 to 15 at any given time when I'm on so.....
facebook I used to be a member but came off after to much personal info etc was posted.
going back a few years now so it might have changed.
don't use T cut to abrasive, r/compound is better
carplan.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carplan-Rubbing-Compound-150grm-New-paint...
don't use halfrauds bl**dy orrible.very powdery when dry.
what I did on my git was spray a little water with washing up liquid and a damp cloth with rub/compound.
keep doing this till you get the desired finnish.
Hi John,
The rubbing compound worked really well. I also found some guitar wax polish specifically for guitars (high grade carnauba content) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gerlitz-No1-Carnauba-Guitar-Wax-polish-/1...
Initially I thought the tin size looked small for the price and a quarter of the tin is an applicator sponge. On using it you need so little to get a good result that I think the tin will outlive me.
This was on a Telecaster kit where you have to add your own finish to the bare wood. I tried dying the wood and then truoil but it still looked a bit washed out and bland. So I gave it four coats of exterior oak varnish, gentle rub down with very fine grade wet and dry between coats and for the final finish used the rubbing compound suggested by John. Then the above wax.
So thank you for your finishing tips.
David L.
thats ok thats what we are here for I fink lol.
now get it assemble and let see the final results.
Looks awesome John. I only visit here once a week or whatever due to time constraints etc so I miss a lot of stuff people build now unfortunately.
thanks for the relies.
I suppose we're all kids at heart and like to be praise for what we've done or made.
it doesn't take a great deal of effort just say that looks nice john well done.
I don't expect a book to be written
when others post pictures I always try to comment even if its not to my liking.
what I won't do is to knock the other guy or lass down because I don't like it.
no matter how old we are it is always nice when some one give you a nice comment.
anyway you guys take care and thanks.
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