Updates On My Rg7620 Re-finish/rusty Cooley Mod

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I was able to borrow a digital camera from a friend yesterday & snap these off.

This is with the MetalCast Blue paint from Duplicolor.

I had to re-apply it, because I didn't apply enough clear coats before wetsanding to level, & sanding through the MetalCast, so I had to start about 1/2 way over.

I'll start applying Clearcoats either tomorrow or Saturday, & will triple the amount of clear before wetsanding.

Anyway, here they are. You can see where I did the Rusty Cooley mod to the lower cutaway, & I also deepened it just a bit more.

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[Xanthus]

That's quite a nice shade of blue, the finish is coming out awesome!

On a different note, what exactly is "the Rusty Cooley mod?" It's hard to tell from your pictures what exactly was done to the lower cutaway.

[biliousfrog]

that's a nice colour. It looks like the neck hanger is screwed flat to the neck cavity, it is best to add something as packing to lift the support away from the body when spraying. There's two reasons for this:

Firstly, it's easier to spray the heel area. From the pictures it looks like it hasn't been covered fully although it might just be the pearlescent effect of the paint.

Secondly, you run the risk of adhering the hanger to the body & damaging the finish when removing it.

Sorry if I've missed something or sound patronizing, just wanted to point it out incase you hadn't thought about it.

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

that's a nice colour. It looks like the neck hanger is screwed flat to the neck cavity, it is best to add something as packing to lift the support away from the body when spraying. There's two reasons for this:

Firstly, it's easier to spray the heel area. From the pictures it looks like it hasn't been covered fully although it might just be the pearlescent effect of the paint.

Secondly, you run the risk of adhering the hanger to the body & damaging the finish when removing it.

Sorry if I've missed something or sound patronizing, just wanted to point it out incase you hadn't thought about it.

Actually, the entire neck pocket is taped-off, then the hanger was applied. I did not want any finish in the neck pocket so when the neck is re-attached, it's wood to wood, no dampening, better coupling.

Great observation though, because I've seen people not tape anything off before. I taped off the pickup cavities because of the electronic shielding paint that is already applied their, I didn't want to have to go buy a can & re-apply it.

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

That's quite a nice shade of blue, the finish is coming out awesome!

On a different note, what exactly is "the Rusty Cooley mod?" It's hard to tell from your pictures what exactly was done to the lower cutaway.

The lower cutaway has wood taken off from back towards the front, allowing further clearance in the upper registers. This is especially helpful if you play with your guitar slung up a little higher like I do, or RC, kinda like a lot of jazz or classical players do.

Edited May 24, 2007 by TonyFlyingSquirrel