MarkG3 Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the link! I'll get a better pic tomorrow! Edited January 31, 2012 by S9_S12_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Here we go : [IMG]http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r569/S9_S12_Bass/IMAG0802.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylkinut Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 That is damn fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C88 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Pretty impressive transformation dude, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thanks! Yea I'm really pleased with how it's turned out and it plays really nicely as well. I've set it up for pretty low action so it's great for finger-style which I need to practice more at as I am a pick man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloc Riff Nut Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 That really is an excellent transformation. You've inspired me to try my first build. Cheers S9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 [quote name='Bloc Riff Nut' timestamp='1328813143' post='1533147'] That really is an excellent transformation. You've inspired me to try my first build. Cheers S9 [/quote] Thanks If you want to then go for it! Confidence and patience helped me just make sure you've got it planned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maarten_E Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Really interesting to follow, since I'm doing exactly the same stuff! - Next week, the original neck will be replaced by an MiM Fender Precision neck. - New Gotoh tuners are ordered. - New Schaller bridge installed - New OD capacitor - bridge cover installed. Refin is a good option as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdaman Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) lovely looking project, how long did it take you roughly? glad you sent me this way, given me an idea of how much work is involved Edited February 10, 2012 by chrisdaman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Thanks to you both, Chris it took me 5 days to get it pretty much done then about 10 or so days just to wait on some parts I had got to put on. It is hard work but it's good to look back and think yea I did that I got a heatgun from screwfix really cheap which made removing the finish pretty easy - that and the sanding took the longest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdaman Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 was yours finished similar to how mine would be? i've got a dewalt heat gun, and short of a flame thrower it's the hottest thing around heat / sand / heat / sand / heat / sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Yea they do get bloody hot I would of thought so, basically with the heatgun I've got it had a scraper thing for the end so as It was heating the plastic up I could just lift the finish off. Then once I had gone all round doing that I set to work on the sanding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisdaman Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 aaaaah i see, so the finish is pretty much plastic like? and once it's soft it'll lift off (like you said) and after that, sand anything thats left? like de-icing a really icy car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) Yea basically, as the finish gets hot it starts to bubble and crack then the scraper takes it off What I had to be careful about was not to burn the wood! Edited February 11, 2012 by S9_S12_Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yepmop Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Fantastic job!! I assume from the colour description you used Car paint? If so, does it have quite a hard or soft feel to the finish, I've read that it can take a number of weeks to eventually harden? I'm about to embark on the build myself and I'm still oomming and rrring on whether to use nitro paint or car paint, I've read good and bad reports on both. Think I might invest in a heat gun to remove the previous covering, I was thinking of using paint remover and sanding but it sounds a bit too messy for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brensabre79 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Lovely job. I like the white with black scratchplate YepMop If you use car paint you can finish it off with some clear nitro to give it a hard outer shell - it'll age nicely too if you do that Just make sure you let the paint dry properly (I'd leave it a week or so) befoer you start he Nitro, and that will need at least 2 weeks before you fine sand it smooth and buff it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yepmop Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 [quote name='brensabre79' timestamp='1335446354' post='1631284'] Lovely job. I like the white with black scratchplate YepMop If you use car paint you can finish it off with some clear nitro to give it a hard outer shell - it'll age nicely too if you do that Just make sure you let the paint dry properly (I'd leave it a week or so) befoer you start he Nitro, and that will need at least 2 weeks before you fine sand it smooth and buff it [/quote] Many thanks for the tip brensabre79 much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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