"Mary Kaye" finish – Garageland

6th Jun 20226th Jun 2022

“Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar. Fitting the neck to the body, and test-fitting a Bigsby B5 tremolo

After refinishing the neck for my blonde "Mary Kaye"-type Jaguar build - I can finally tap the neck with new bolt holes, and check the neck alignment with a gold Bigsby B5 tremolo unit installed. This is already becoming a quite distinctive-looking build...

11th Nov 202111th Nov 2021

“Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar. Polishing the body in six *(or seven) simple steps

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.

16th Sep 202111th Nov 2021

“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.