killemall8 Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 no. Grainfilling is filling grain. Sanding sealer is used to seal the body, and provide a base to spray on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 So is sanding sealer necessary you think? I've seen some people use it with basswood before priming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted July 23, 2010 Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Sanding sealer provides a heavier basecoat that the finish can adhere to without sinking into the wood first. I've tended to seal with Shellac so far, will be trying vinyl sealer on the next few (because I got some to go with the Behlen's nitro...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 Some new pics. It appears the bridge is slightly angled again, ugh. On the plus side, it intonates and plays fine. Part of me wants to route it all out and start over again, and another part of me just wants to finish the damn thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 So I repaired the one screw hole which was causing the bridge to shift, and all is well (for now). I sanded the entire thing down to 320 grit and I'm currently spraying the sanding sealer...I think this is going to turn out well. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted August 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 Primed. Painted. So now I just have to wetsand all the imperfections off, which there are a shitload of. I kind of rushed the paint process, and I'm curious if the primer was even necessary. I just wanted to get this over with so I could have an additional guitar to play. Honestly, I'm happy with how it turned out so far, you can't tell there used to be a trem there. I still need more work though. I used BIN primer and that Krylon gloss paint...the Krylon stuff was extremely easy to apply, the primer was a bitch and the spray can kept stopping. A real spray gun would have been much better, but oh well, lol. In the future when I do my own builds, I think I'll stick to oil finishes. For this particular build, I had no choice but to use thick paint to cover up the parts of the trem that were filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 6, 2010 Report Share Posted August 6, 2010 ouch, those back ferrules look a little rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 ouch, those back ferrules look a little rough. lol yeah. They're just wooden holes right now, once I put the actual ferrules in hopefully it won't look too horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Jesus I am a dumbass. So I decided to sand it way too early, and it was still wet...damn nitro paint...ugh, do I need to start all over or can I just sand down most of the imperfections to 320 grit and repaint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowl2338 Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Jesus, I am a dumbass. He forgives you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauliemc Posted August 7, 2010 Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 ouch, those back ferrules look a little rough. So long as its a player for himself, & the strings come out the front - Who gives a rats ass !!! As for the nitro. Id wait a while for it to cure. Then cut it back & try again. Leave it a few weeks to cure next time. I usually paint a piece of scrap the same as the body if im using nitro. Then you can test the scrap piece for cutting/buffing, if its not ready you just wait a while longer - no harm done as it was only scrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted August 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2010 Last night I dabbed some paint thinner on and smoothed out some of the horrible spots, and put a fresh coat of paint on today. It looks the same as it did before I went to town with the sanding, lol. I'm going to let it sit for about a week and spray some clear coats on it. Although it came out looking really meh, I've learned a ton. I've already started working on another project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 The finished product: So the paint job was a little rough, lol. I don't know if I have this guitar modding thing in me. Honestly, the guitar sounds like ****, has poor tuning stability, and as a whole the project was a failure. Anyone want to buy parts off me? Or should I attempt to make an entirely new body? hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinhold Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I say do a redo. Or maybe just try a Warmoth first, then reattempt this, or just make a playable guitar with this and other parts, but don't give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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