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And it's even smoother and shinier in real life than the camera could catch!

... now I am so happy I do the dance of joy!



Edit:  I couldn't resist more pics. Notice the shim in the neck pocket. I wanted to leave the telltale shim mark in the clear.





And here's the neck getting a suntan. I'm hoping it will turn more "salmon":

With that pink skin pigment I wouldn't be too long in the sun without sunblock. 



BTW - WHERE is the Piña Colada?

The Pina Colada is in my tummy...   

Here are the nails and the clearcoated back:









Quite alot of progress this weekend! Feels good to see it almost done!

Floating geetaah!


How did the tanning go - seen any progress?

nice work doug. vey nice work indeed. it's amazing how much better any finish looks with a clear coat. the 'lickability' just went up by a 100%

Yeah... it looks like a cough drop or hard candy that's been in the mouth for awhile... shiny and smooth.

The headstock indeed tanned a little. I can see a little more salmon in it than the body. It's not noticeable in the pic so much. I better stop any further tanning until the body is ready to set out!

fullerplast wrote: The headstock indeed tanned a little. I can see a little more salmon in it than the body. It's not noticeable in the pic so much. I better stop any further tanning until the body is ready to set out!

that fast for how long have you left it in the sun?

It was mostly all day for two days... in intense heat and sun.

Like I said, its noticeable... but just barely. I think a few more weekends might yield the color I want.

But I'll have to let the body catch up first!

fullerplast wrote: Yeah... it looks like a cough drop or hard candy that's been in the mouth for awhile... shiny and smooth.

Reminds me of this:





Seriously, it's looking FANTASTIC. 

RumorsOFsurF wrote:

fullerplast wrote: Yeah... it looks like a cough drop or hard candy that's been in the mouth for awhile... shiny and smooth.

Reminds me of this:





Seriously, it's looking FANTASTIC. 

Well, I didn't mean the color haha... just the smooth texture and shine. I wish my camera could catch it better...

I think this thread's going to beat the Messblaster for the longest project thread!!

Messblaster: 36 pgs...534 replies
P64 Jag: 31 pgs....454 replies

I just lightly wetsanded, wiped it down with a tackrag and isoprpyl.. and applied the final coat.

You can see it is becoming darker and more pleasing to the eye (IMO) the deeper the clear gets!

Like you said, Doug - looks like a hardcandy someone have sucked on for a while.

Beautiful!

The clear will make that pink go nicely towards salmon whith some UV on it too.

"Wowzers!"

Was it common for people to try and turn jags into twelve-strings?!