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Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 2:06 am
by Zork
601210 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 4:18 am
Is the lifting around the screw holes due to the water seeping in?
Yes, it's even worse on the back. On one of the neck screws cracked the finish.
So, yes, it's far from perfect overall. On the other hand I possibly wouldn't dare to touch it after all that work if it had turned out perfect.
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 2:37 am
by PorkyPrimeCut
Good job or not, that's a gorgeous colour!!
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 4:26 am
by Amon 7.L
Zork wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2019 2:06 am
601210 wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2019 4:18 am
Is the lifting around the screw holes due to the water seeping in?
Yes, it's even worse on the back. On one of the neck screws cracked the finish.
So, yes, it's far from perfect overall. On the other hand I possibly wouldn't dare to touch it after all that work if it had turned out perfect.
Don't worry, the colour is too gorgeous to stay focused on the liftings. If the cracks bother you that much, just go wild and relic it
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 9:09 am
by Zork
Aw, thank you guys.
Today arrived the last bit: a fresh set of La Bella Deep Talkin' flatwound strings. I can't wait to put it all together.
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 7:00 am
by Zork
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 8:01 am
by 601210
Now that's damn sexy
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 8:24 am
by Telover
Tolle Arbeit, Zork. The colour is also great.
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 9:09 am
by aliendawg
WOW!
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 11:27 am
by Amon 7.L
A thing of beauty.
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Tue May 28, 2019 9:40 am
by Jazztastic
Very nice and classy
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:13 pm
by wademp
That color looks great! Nice job!
Question: how would one seal the screw holes before wet sand? I ask this because the same thing happened to me with a tele and it’s screw holes before.
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:08 pm
by Futuron
wademp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:13 pm
Question: how would one seal the screw holes before wet sand? I ask this because the same thing happened to me with a tele and it’s screw holes before.
Personally I would allow paint to get in the screw hole and wet sand before cleaning the hole out
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:35 am
by wademp
Futuron wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 10:08 pm
wademp wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2019 7:13 pm
Question: how would one seal the screw holes before wet sand? I ask this because the same thing happened to me with a tele and it’s screw holes before.
Personally I would allow paint to get in the screw hole and wet sand before cleaning the hole out
Cool! I’ve actually been reading about it and people do that, a type of wax, mineral spirits instead of soapy water, or don’t sand at all and go straight to buffing.
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 12:50 pm
by antisymmetric
Nice colour, looks great.
Re: Clear coats! Edit: Done!
Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2019 1:17 pm
by Zork
Well, thank you all. The color is great indeed, everytime I look at it it looks different, ranging from a deep olive green over different hues of gold to a greenish silver. Can't wait to have it under stage lights.
As for the sealing of the screw holes: I would just use wax. I believe it depends on the wood how bad it can be but next time I would just seal it and be safe. It actually got better, though. Maybe it will just disappear again after some time.
And of course I was already looking for colors I might want to use for my next paint job and found this great site which might be interesting for those who dig some Porsche colors:
http://www.elferclassic.de/technik/farb ... k-blau.php