ScottR Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Yeah, I'm looking forward to seeing it under some clear. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Binding scraped. Small glue areas scraped and touched up. Nearly ready for sealing. Gratuitous "lay on the bardware" shots. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Looks great all dressed up. Is that a tiny bear leaning on the apothecary jar? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) 4 hours ago, ScottR said: Looks great all dressed up. Is that a tiny bear leaning on the apothecary jar? SR Ha! Cheesecloth wiper, but I'm gonna keep my eyes peeled now! Maybe I caught a gremlin?! Drinking the denatured alcohol?! Edited November 17, 2015 by komodo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Is that how you catch them? I don't think mine are gone yet.......in fact I noticed the cap to my can of denatured alcohol was loose this morning. Maybe I can devise a trap. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Finally used my SATA clone to get some shellac sealer coars on. WAY more fun than cans! This thing is on fire! I know this is blasphemy, but I'm kinda tired of it right now. Tons of hours has left me weary and I'm enjoying the effect building way too much. Once it's done I'll be excited again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 NICE! Nothing like a bit of sunshine to bring the quilt to life. I know what you mean about weariness setting in as you race down the home stretch. The hours pile up and you have a NEED to finish if only to let your brain rest. And then a few days after it's over and you find yourself with free time again........I think, well what the hell am I going to do now? SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterOfTheWind Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 7 minutes ago, ScottR said: NICE! Nothing like a bit of sunshine to bring the quilt to life. I know what you mean about weariness setting in as you race down the home stretch. The hours pile up and you have a NEED to finish if only to let your brain rest. And then a few days after it's over and you find yourself with free time again........I think, well what the hell am I going to do now? SR So true !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Great looking build. Very stylish and excellently crafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 That thing is going to be pure pornography when it's polished up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Just want to be careful of those corners really. That is a tasty burger! I might have to make a SLJ emoticon for that one now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Temp spraybooth and topcoats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Nice rig. That really is some special quilt too. It has excellent definition right off the edge at the widest point. What you've done with it ain't hurtin' it none either. I can't wait to see it polished to a nuclear diamond brightness (as Paulie would say). SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 If this were one of @RestorationAD's builds, it would have a bug installed by this point too ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 1 hour ago, Prostheta said: If this were one of @RestorationAD's builds, it would have a bug installed by this point too ;-) Trudat! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Coupla little air bubbles on the front, tiny gap on the binding. I'll lay these today and see where I'm at. Unfortunately I probably won't get another spray day for awhile. Good news is my inexperience had me spraying pretty light coats when I thought they were heavier. Have to dig into that trigger and slow down to lay it thick. So, my coats were thin and flashing off fast. It's all quite smooth and really satisfying. I did accidentally press up against the headstock face once and about pooped when I saw it. A quick thick blast and leave it alone let it flow back out nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Wife calls and says she's off work early and wanted me to meet her for a date. Uh . . . Of all the times?! Two days of family Thanksgiving time should fix her up good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I spraying #1 while I'm at it. It suffers from lots of small defects and a pretty poor attempt at refinishing it to solid black before the clear. Black is so brutal in it's honesty, I'm just happy to get it painted, and some new hardware. Believe me she's happy considering where she came from. She's at least lacquered instead of rattle white (with black vinyl tape zebra stripes ), and 24.75" vs 25.5" scale, real TOM bridge, and probably a Nazgul pup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Glad to see you're on the ball with your protective gear. Killing your nervous system is not very useful. This is just getting better all of the time. How close to your imagined colours has this turned out now you've laid clear on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 9 hours ago, Prostheta said: This is just getting better all of the time. How close to your imagined colours has this turned out now you've laid clear on? Well, remember I wanted it transparent black before. LOL. Then I was going to do an edge burst, more of a tobacco with little to no red. So this has evolved into this. As far as the tiger eye color, pretty much dead on. My reference point for tiger eye finish is David Mykas doublecut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 David is a reference for many things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) And now I wait. As the nitro shrinks, I can see a couple areas that could use minor filling. Nitro drop fills would need repeated applications, I'm considering CA drop fills after an initial light leveling sand. Then maybe 1-2 good flow coats on top? Sound like a plan? Edited November 30, 2015 by komodo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I dunno... I had a ziricote topped strat-ish build that jumped off my bench right after I finished polishing it and landed faced down on my concrete garage floor. I had the same plan as you and at first it looked good, invisible even. But the nitro kept shrinking and the CA didn't. It was visible again in a few days . I ended up sanding the finish past the damage and re-shooting it. I've got a spot to fill as well and I plan to put a heavy drop of nitro on it, then mostly level it and then spray it with blush remover. All this before the leveling sand. In a couple of weeks I'll clean whatever is left during the leveling sand. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2k Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 On November 26, 2015 at 6:31:40 AM, komodo said: Wife calls and says she's off work early and wanted me to meet her for a date. Uh . . . Of all the times?! Two days of family Thanksgiving time should fix her up good. Nice bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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