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Mar 17, 2020 22:49:39 GMT
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Cheers dude - hit it with the 80 and you're right - it fell off compared to the body! Got a bit more to do on it but not much. Just need to smooth it off a little with 240.
By oil the fretboard do you mean with my finishing oil but without sanding it, or a special type of cleaning oil?
Yeah I'm really happy with the dark fret board. You wouldn't happen to know what wood the body is by any chance?
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Mar 17, 2020 22:54:33 GMT
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Well the body is finally sanded smooth as you like : I need to finish the neck but it won't take long. Had to mock it up to see what it's gonna look like and to check my parts fit. The pickguard fits like a glove but there are more holes in the board than the guitar. I'll have to either drill or just cut the screws in. The plastic spring cover on the back is sort of right - top and bottom screws are ace but the middle two aren't even close so I'll have to do the same there. The jack boat fits perfectly. I'm really pleased with how it's looking so far. Can't wait to finish it and play it!
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Bit of elbow grease worked wonders on these bad boys. I've done all the other chrome too - the only thing that's been replaced chrome wise is the jack 'boat'. I'm pleased I'm using a lot of the original 24 year old parts
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Mar 18, 2020 23:32:24 GMT
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Decided to sand the neck more as it wasn't as uniform looking as the body. Needs a hit with 240 to smooth it out. Want too happy with the inconsistencies in the fretboard so I've ordered some 000 wire wool and lemon oil to bring it up to scratch thanks to some great advice in this thread. Finally, I'm not sure how much the oil will bring out any prep issues but I brought it in the house and in different light saw this in the body: I'm guessing the oil will make this stand right out so I'll be back with the block when I next get a chance. As long as I'm 2m away from everyone when I'm out there...
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Mar 19, 2020 21:24:16 GMT
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looks very good. Not sure what your finger is pointing at so it's probably not all that visible.
I think lemon oil was the stuff to go for on the fretboard. As to the type of wood, no idea I'm afraid, you'd have to ask the pros on the fretboard forum. But you can't change it anyway, so just complete it now. My guitar was much better all round with the thick finish off, should have done it a few decades earlier. Thus I'm pretty certain yours will be at least as good as new.
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That's going to look bloody lovely when it's oiled. To be fair, it looks pretty damn good now!
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Last Edit: Mar 20, 2020 4:05:42 GMT by georgeb
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looks very good. Not sure what your finger is pointing at so it's probably not all that visible. I think lemon oil was the stuff to go for on the fretboard. As to the type of wood, no idea I'm afraid, you'd have to ask the pros on the fretboard forum. But you can't change it anyway, so just complete it now. My guitar was much better all round with the thick finish off, should have done it a few decades earlier. Thus I'm pretty certain yours will be at least as good as new. It's a horizontal line against the grain I think from when my paper was wrapped around the rounded edge at the front going in an opposite direction. Won't need much more sanding but I imagine it'd pop right out when oiled! Yes got the wire wool and lemon oil for the fretboard. I've got Crimson Guitar Finishing Oil for the body and neck.
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That's going to look bloody lovely when it's oiled. To be fair, it looks pretty damn good now! Cheers! I can't wait to get it done and back together!
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Mar 20, 2020 19:16:08 GMT
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What a great project! 99% sure the wood is Ash. If you google it you find that Fender used various woods but mostly alder and ash. That is not an alder grain and a bit smooth to be oak.
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Mar 20, 2020 19:24:07 GMT
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It is looking good now! The trem cover middle holes are offset on Fender and Squier guitars but rarely on copies. Without going back and looking at the photos, the pick guard screws could be due to early and late guards - I think early ones had 8 screws and late had 11?
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1968 Cal Look Beetle - 2007cc motor - 14.45@93mph in full street trim 1970-ish Karmann Beetle cabriolet - project soon to be re-started. 1986 Scirocco - big plans, one day!
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Mar 23, 2020 23:56:33 GMT
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So I finally found time to sand the neck down to 240 grit. I was going to leave it at that tonight but curiosity got the better of me and I got finishing oil out! Decided to film the process with a Time-lapse coz I thought it'd look cool. So here it is on my bench looking all bare an' that. I used some heavy gauge wire hooked into the ceiling to hang the body and the neck from separately. The process was fairly straightforward: 1200 grit wet and dry to apply it. Leave it 10 minutes, or until tacky, and buff off with a clean cloth. Here's the timelapse:
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Mar 23, 2020 23:59:17 GMT
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I've only done one coat but so far I love the finish. I don't think I want to put any more on as it apparently gets shinier with each coat. Could I potentially leave it with one coat? Even the neck looks really nice with one coat, in my opinion.
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jpsmit
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I think you are going to want more than one - I used to do paddles five or six - as it soaked in you got a lovely rich sheen but not a shine. It will soak in a bit too.
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Last Edit: Mar 24, 2020 0:20:37 GMT by jpsmit
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Fair enough - I'll try and find some time tomorrow. Just don't want a glossy finish!
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2nd coat at6am! I think I can see what you mean by a sheen; it almost looks like a hologram at certain angles when the oil goes on fresh. I haven't buffed this one off yet... 10 minutes or so to wait....
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There are a few sanding marks I've spotted now the oil is going on, which is a shame, but at the end of the day it's 1000 times better than it was. I think I put a swirl mark in with my sandpaper too as it made a funny noise - bit of grit got in there... Not to worry. Its looking nice with the 2nd coat so I'll do a couple more over the day today.
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Mar 24, 2020 11:25:26 GMT
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Great project and it's inspired me to dig out my drum kit,which I've owned for 29 years and spruce it up.
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Mar 24, 2020 12:05:49 GMT
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Great project and it's inspired me to dig out my drum kit,which I've owned for 29 years and spruce it up. and it appears from the location of the drum kit that you are using your shelter in place instructions to genuinely annoy your neighbours!
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Last Edit: Mar 24, 2020 12:06:13 GMT by jpsmit
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Mar 24, 2020 15:14:29 GMT
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Great project and it's inspired me to dig out my drum kit,which I've owned for 29 years and spruce it up. That's great to hear, mate! Enjoy!
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Final coat of oil - I went for 4 coats in the end: Then it was time to tackle the fret board. This is what it was like before: This is after a good wire wooing. And finally, applying lemon oil: It really cleaned up nicely and the oil has given it a lovely rich tone:
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