2013 ExplorerBird...there's gold on them thar basses.

[Highlander]

Art, personified...

[drbassman]

Thanks Carlo, nice tutorial!

[dadagoboi]

Art, personified...

And I'm the oddist.

Thanks Carlo, nice tutorial!

You're welcome Bill!

Did most of the major sanding and shot a coat of sealer yesterday.  Today was another 79 degree one, perfect for opening the doors in the shop and getting some stuff done!  First up was lacquer puttying spots that needed to be filled, you can see one by the control cavity and a few pink spots on the side that have already been sanded.  I used my usual pendaflex folder to do a p/g template.  First trace the body outline where needed.



Extend the horn lines to make a triangle.  Cut with exacto and check for accuracy.



Place the triangle in proper position and draw line for trimming.



Lacquer putty work done, everything sanded to 240 and second sealer coat applied.



P/G template finished



Body filled with drywall mud, sanded to 240/320 and 2 coats of white primer.





If I was doing Pete's I'd almost be finished.  Tomorrow, sand with 320/400, shoot one more primer coat, one color coat and 2 clear coats.

[Rob]

No trees!  Not done until they show leaves.

[Highlander]

Four tree's a jolly wood fellow...

[Chris P.]

One word: GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS

[dadagoboi]

Color coat done



Clear coats on.  Buffing and assembly begin Monday.

[Pilgrim]

Four tree's a jolly wood fellow...

Aaauuuuugh.

Surely there's a squirrel somewhere needing your attention.....   

[chromium]

You nailed that color - love it!

[Highlander]

Surely there's a squirrel somewhere needing your attention.....   

Carlo's supper...?

[dadagoboi]

Carlo's supper...?

I wish...my Cajun  mother in law used to make delicious squirrel gumbo and squirrels in gravy.

[Lightyear]

I wish...my Cajun  mother in law used to make delicious squirrel gumbo and squirrels in gravy.

Lets face it - everything is better with gravy

[Highlander]

My avatar's been pickling in (non-veggie) Guinness for years now...

Jackie's uncle used to describe 'coon as "gud eet-in"... not much objection to road-kill neither... with or without the gravy... sometimes comes with it's own stuffing... 

[dadagoboi]

Today's the big day; color sand, buff and assemble.  Wet or dry paper, micromesh abrasive cloth, rubber blocks and dish detergent.


First, 600 grit wet or dry paper to level the paint, dish soap in the water for lubrication.


Micromesh cushioned abrasive, from 1500 to 12000 grit.  Going through these takes less than 5 minutes per grit.  It's flexible glued to fabric backing,  I've been using this set for over a year, it just does not wear out.  after the 12000 grit buffing with Meguiar's Ultimate compound takes around 10 minutes per side.  About 1 1/2 hour for the whole color sand/buff operation.


Here's my soldering setup.  Piece of MDF with holes to stick pots and jack in, less than $20 soldering station that kicks butt.


Assembly took another hour.  Tomorrow pick guard gets done.

[Rob]

WOW!
There's the trees