It was a real win some/lose some day today. I clamped my bass body to the stand and grabbed what looked to be the can of clear automotive enamel, I put my mask on and I was just about to spray when something did not look right with the can. It was the wrong can, just normal paint and it said the colour was "Fuschia" and I nearly sprayed it on my bass . After swapping to the right can, it was smooth sailing it all flowed on easy, no runs, in a few days it will be ready to sand with 800, 1200, 2000 grit then buff up with cut and polish.
Then I tried the decal, it went on OK
but after I sprayed clear on it you could see the difference between the plastic covered wood and the rest of the headstock. I am not an nth degree perfectionist but I did not want to keep it, I took it off, sprayed clear into the wound and I will sand it back after it dries.
I am also going to have to get new covers for the pickups, my original plan was to use the
old pick ups
but they don't go with the new tortoiseshell pickguard. I have taken off Gibbo style pickup covers by melting the solder that keeps them on, but how are P Bass pup covers held on? and how do you take them off? run a Stanley knife around the edge?