Members Electric Blues Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 GuitarNoobie: I have warmed up to the open-coil look on the V.Electric Blues: If I had known that earlier I wouldn't have stripped my Squier and planned a refinish just to get a better-looking finish, but I can still use the advice on my other projects. Where do you get such high-grit sandpaper and that polish? I buy my stuff from Micro Mark on their website. It's a hobby supply store and you can buy in small quantities. The sandpaper is is called Micromesh and the polish is Novus #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 I buy my stuff from Micro Mark on their website. It's a hobby supply store and you can buy in small quantities. You try AutoZone yet? You can usually find decent deals on finishing supplies there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 GuitarNoobie: I have warmed up to the open-coil look on the V. yep, i am about to pull the trigger on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 Sorry I have to ask.What (human) body part is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members id-man Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 If that's not a knee I'm very scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members irishstu Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 If that's not a knee I'm very scared. I'm scared even if it IS a knee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 ok, i think i am buying some GFS FAT PAT's for this guitar. I really like the FAT PAT's. not sure whether to go with open black coils with chrome pickup rings or chrome covered with black pickup rings. with a little help from KISEKAE and paint shop pro i created these two images. which do you guys prefer? i'm kinda leaning towards the black open coils with chrome pup rings... I like the covered ones, personally... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 Man as I stated earlier................this here is my favorite BUILD TREAD. Great innovative thinking with the Paint Job Bro! Thats what we need to see more of here! BTW what was the name of that Electronic sight were they have any wiring diagram you might need? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PlinytheWelder Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 Man as I stated earlier................this here is my favorite BUILD TREAD. Great innovative thinking with the Paint Job Bro!Thats what we need to see more of here! BTW what was the name of that Electronic sight were they have any wiring diagram you might need? Seymour Duncan has a bunch : http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/ More here:http://deaf-eddie.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slvrsrpnt Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 BTW what was the name of that Electronic sight were they have any wiring diagram you might need? http://www.guitarelectronics.com/ diagram section is in the left frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 http://www.guitarelectronics.com/ diagram section is in the left frame what he said ^^^^ they have diagrams out the butt !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bryan316 Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 Guys. That Novus #2 polish is far more powerful than you may believe. Don't believe? Try it on a CD that's too scratched to play...... You will believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bartak101 Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 I usually prefer covered hbs, but for this job it's gotta be the black open coils. I agree with a past poster that they create a bit of a contrast to the chrome hardware. I hate waiting for clear to harden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 I hate waiting for clear to harden me 2:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Blues Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 me 2:mad: With the amount of paint that's on it, give it at least a month. "You must be patient, young Padawan" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 With the amount of paint that's on it, give it at least a month. "You must be patient, young Padawan" a month really are you serious? the more paint the more waiting...i thought the cure time was primarily for the final clear coats... am i wrong about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Electric Blues Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 The most important thing is for it to gas out perfectly and harden. That way, when you do the final sanding and polishing, you won't run into any problems. A lot depends on the weather. If it's dry and warm, it'll dry faster. My only worry though is that since you used a few different products, you should a bit longer in case they are still interacting. Two weeks should do it but a month will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuproSuper Man Posted November 6, 2008 Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 Links to materials suggested by members Micro Marks web site ....sand papers Micro Marks website ...... polish Micro mark website ..... polish Kit Novus polish website thanks for the tips on the resources, gonna book mark them oh almost forgot, cant make up my mind , i like both pickups black or chome look good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 6, 2008 The most important thing is for it to gas out perfectly and harden. That way, when you do the final sanding and polishing, you won't run into any problems.A lot depends on the weather. If it's dry and warm, it'll dry faster.My only worry though is that since you used a few different products, you should a bit longer in case they are still interacting. Two weeks should do it but a month will be better. hmm, well maybe i will wait a little longer. don't wanna mess up what i have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members katillac Posted November 7, 2008 Members Share Posted November 7, 2008 I agree with waiting. After all the hard work you did on the paint (and repainting some spots), why take a risk? I don't think there's a chance of your thread falling off to page three and beyond. Lots of us have it marked and more people seem to sign on from time to time. I like the additional bits showing the polishing job you did on that black hollow body. Wow that is nice! Oh, and were you planning on using trim rings around the pickups? The mock-up picture shows chrome rings around the pickups. They look too wide and, I think, take away from the looks of everything else. You worked really hard to get the paint to look so cool, you should let the paint work have the spotlight. I know it's hard to keep from adding and adding because you get all sorts of ideas as you go, but this is a work of art and overdoing things wouldn't do the work justice. Just my .04 on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 7, 2008 I agree with waiting. After all the hard work you did on the paint (and repainting some spots), why take a risk? I don't think there's a chance of your thread falling off to page three and beyond. Lots of us have it marked and more people seem to sign on from time to time.I like the additional bits showing the polishing job you did on that black hollow body. Wow that is nice!Oh, and were you planning on using trim rings around the pickups? The mock-up picture shows chrome rings around the pickups. They look too wide and, I think, take away from the looks of everything else. You worked really hard to get the paint to look so cool, you should let the paint work have the spotlight. I know it's hard to keep from adding and adding because you get all sorts of ideas as you go, but this is a work of art and overdoing things wouldn't do the work justice. Just my .04 on that. the black hollow body is not my work... the pickups and rings are not scaled perfectly... the pups and rings in the pictures are a little too big for the guitar body most likely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axegrinder Posted November 7, 2008 Members Share Posted November 7, 2008 guitarnoobie, I vote with letting that cure extra. Good things come to those who wait. And since you (and the rest of us) are waiting, just go ahead start that snakeskin finish thread. :poke:...go on now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 7, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 7, 2008 guitarnoobie, I vote with letting that cure extra. Good things come to those who wait. And since you (and the rest of us) are waiting, just go ahead start that snakeskin finish thread. :poke:...go on now... yea, i plan to start on that soon...not sure exactly when yet... saturday is brew day and that takes most of the day...so i will start it sometime soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuitarNoobie Posted November 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2008 9 days of curing, the waiting is hard....but, today i picked up my chrome pickup rings and ordered the black open coiled FAT PAT's from GFS...tick... tick... tick... the clock clicks slow when your waiting for time to pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silverring233 Posted November 12, 2008 Members Share Posted November 12, 2008 9 days of curing, the waiting is hard.... but, today i picked up my chrome pickup rings and ordered the black open coiled FAT PAT's from GFS... tick... tick... tick... the clock clicks slow when your waiting for time to pass aint it the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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