Hey Alan! Sorry, I don't have any finishing advice but I saw that you're in Scotland. I'm a Ross as you can see and I always wanted to come over. Probably will never make it though. Maybe after I get that big hit song. Anyway, just wanted to say hey. Mark.

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hi Mark , hows things ? if you ever come over to gods country gimme a shout and if you like rain , you'll love scotland later on when i get back from rehersals i'm going to start the sanding on the body , get it out of the way cheers
Alan

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it's been a while , but been really busy with work and getting the new band up and running , so the ither week i got the body sanded , nice and smooth , i got the sanding sealer the other night so gave the body it's first 2 coats , will be going out to give it it's next 2 coats , and i also have the nitro paint ordered up , 1 primer , 1 black and 1 gloss clear coat i'll get a couple of pics of the sealed body , cheers
Alan

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Alan,
Does the "A" on the back of the neck indicate the nut width?

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"You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose what you ain't never had" ~ McKinley Morganfield

hi tyronne , sorry i have no idea what the Aon the neck stands for mate , cheers
Alan

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No problem Alan..

looking forward to your build!

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"You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose what you ain't never had" ~ McKinley Morganfield

got the nitro paint in today all i need is some more hot weather cheers
Alan

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It was not necessarily temperature that I had problems with, more draughts that cause blooming. I sprayed an MGB in really cold temp resolved to polish any problems out. Got a great finish from the gun so just waxed on top for protection.

i'm not in any hurry to get it done , i have another couple of strats i can use in the meantime , i'll just hang on till we get another bit of summer up here , it was raining earlier on , cheers
Alan

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Clean the air.
Get a room purifier.
Get an air conditioner.
Keep dust out.
Purchase quick dry paint/gloss.

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Alan,
Does the "A" on the back of the neck indicate the nut width?.....Quote

I believe the A on the back of the neck pocket stands for the grade of maple the neck is made of.
Grade A would be the common run of the mill, AA a better cut of Maple as well as grain figuring, AAA is where Bird's Eye and Flame Maple would be considered.....

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hi , topscore , the thing with nitro is it's far from fast drying and it's highly toxic , so i'll be waiting till it's a bit warmer and doing it outside i have a nice wee sheltered bit in the garden , thats prefect for spraying , i sprayed a load of engine parts a few years ago for my old saab 900t16s with no problems , cheers
Alan

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Yes. I have sprayed things before. Some times dust gets clingy.
But, extra fine sandpaper will rub it out. Good luck. Toppscore

BTW ~ what kind of drying time are you needing between coats?

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about half an hour or so on a good day but it takes about 3-4 weeks to harden before final sanding and buffing cheers
Alan

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well got the first lot of primer on and rubbed too , silky smooth here's a few pics
the guitar ready for primer


and after some primer and a wee rub down




hopefully the sun will be shining tomorow and let me get the primer finished , cheers
Alan

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