I want a polished finish for this ash Jaguar body - but I also want a super-thin nitro coat. Here's how I achieve a high gloss in just six, *(or seven) steps.
“Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar. Polishing the body in six *(or seven) simple steps
“Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar. Filling a few pinholes, tinting, toning, and applying the final clear coat
Filling a few minor "pinholes", tinting and toning the colour coat, and applying a final clear gloss lacquer topcoat on a white blonde "Mary Kaye" type nitro finish.
“Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar. Change of plan – Spraying a white blonde nitro finish
I've had a while to rethink my original plans for this Jaguar, and instead of a "natural", shellacked finish - I'm going to spray a "white blonde" nitro finish instead.
Kurt Cobain “Jag-Stang”. Clear coating with nitrocellulose lacquer
Last push to clearcoat my JagStang body, before I take a few weeks enforced lay off...
Custom Fender Jazzmaster. Re-painting, Stage 2 (of 2). Applying the colour, and clear top coats
Spraying a nitro "Candy Apple Red" colour coat onto a refurbished Fender Squier J. Mascis Jazzmaster body.
Jimmy Page Tribute “Dragoncaster”. Finishing and fitting a neck.
The tinted nitro finish on the Dragoncaster neck has now had plenty of time to cure properly. I've been waiting to fit the neck, so I can push on with fitting the guitar out, but my current ocular situation means I can't really deal with much detail work. I can't just sit here though. Stuff to do.
Jimmy Page Tribute “Dragoncaster”. Sourcing and prepping a suitable neck.
The International CITES regulations, regarding the import and export of various hardwoods, have been with us for a while now - but some knock-on effects are becoming apparent. Finding a 1959 style, rosewood, slab fingerboard neck for the Jimmy Page Tribute, "Dragoncaster" project has proved a difficult task.
Jimmy Page Tribute “Dragoncaster”. Copper shielding, and installing that difficult jack socket.
I'm still trying to source a suitable neck for the Dragoncaster. Since I need the neck in place to check the final scatchplate and control plate positions, I'm left with only a few bits and pieces I can do to push the project along. At least I can get the ground side of the circuit sorted.
Jimmy Page Tribute “Dragoncaster”. Polishing the body & installing the bridge.
The clear nitro lacquer on "Dragoncaster" body has been curing for more than a couple of months now. Polishing can be a lengthy job, and I wanted to be able to set aside a few, consecutive days. With a suitable gap in the schedule coming up - it's time to crack on.
Jimmy Page Tribute “Dragoncaster”. Final clearcoats – Progress update 7.
The light amber tint coats have had almost a week to cure. It's the effect I was looking for. Subtle, and not too yellowed - but definitely tinted away from the ash blonde look of the natural wood. A few more coats of clear lacquer, and I can look forward to polishing the Dragoncaster up to a lustrous shine.
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