sshorepunk Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 This has been a while in the making, mostly due to work and enjoying the summer as much as through odd times The paint in my metallic blue sterling was looking a bit tatty, so I figured one of the more classic colours was more my thing so off came the paint, lots of preparation and into primer, then paint But the grain was still very visible, so off came the paint and in went grain filler it worked ok, but not as good as I would have liked, you don’t really see it until the paint goes on on went primer, plenty of paint, then more paint and some sanding in between to get rid of a few gremlins and then on with the gloss clear coat Its turned out ok, I like it, but wasn’t easy, learnt a few things along the way! The spraying is the easy bit, sprayed many things in my time and can get a nice even finish! It’s the prep, getting it A1 before paint, a lot of things you don’t see until the paint is on So here it is now, with the neck on for a week or so, then it will come off for final sanding and polish I had a parchment pickgaurd made, but not sure now, think tort’ might work better with the black p/up, unless I can get a white p/up cover! But I have a few option now! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Looks great good job 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Hey, even the neck pocket is stamped 'Pale Blue'! Love a Sterling... but dislike that dark blue, so it's win/win for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 Feeling very pleased with myself this afternoon! still got to sort electrics, getting the jack socket in with the board is tricky, so turned to a glass of red wine and will revisit that one tomorrow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Lovely job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Much nicer than the original finish IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 That looks lovely. And a tort guard is the obvious choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songofthewind Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 What paint did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 25 minutes ago, songofthewind said: What paint did you use? Sonic blue nitro cellulose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sshorepunk Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 Followed by clear gloss nitro laquer light sanding and then a polish, didn’t take much as the paint went on really well its not perfect but I am more than happy with it i still have to get the wiring sorted, I put the bridge on without putting the ground wire through, doh! And the jack is tricky to fit, it needs to go in first and go right through the hole so the circuit board clears it, then it can be pushed back to the correct position I’ve then got some soldering to do, hopefully up and running tonight with a fresh set of Dunlop super brights on it, which do work well on MM basses, in my opinion! Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 I set my new GoPro up on a gorilla tripod and took random photos of the bass being assembled all put together in the GoPro Quik app! IMG_7348.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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