Seafoam Strat finally polished

ToadLC · July 5th, 2008, 10:11 AM

I felt like a kid looking for Christmas waiting on the laquer to dry. Now I can finally get on with the assembly.

thaus · July 5th, 2008, 10:28 AM

Nice look!! So, what was the process? How many coats and clear coats did you need to get that shine??

JimiBryant · July 5th, 2008, 10:34 AM

that looks really nice.. really, really nice!!

ToadLC · July 5th, 2008, 10:44 AM

I pretty much followed the procedure at Reranch, which is where I bought the paint.

http://www.reranch.com/basics.htm

Couple coats of grain sealer, sanding in between. A couple coats of deft sanding sealer, sanding in between. BIN primer then one can of color about 9 coats. I wet-sanded the color to remove orange peel. Then almost two cans of Reranch clear. Wet-sended with 1000, 1200, 1500 and 2000. Polished with Scratch-X and finished with Finesse-It II.

GatorBait · July 5th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Nicely done, and great color!

Doug Ferguson · July 5th, 2008, 12:44 PM

Wow! What a beauty. Two thumbs waaay up!

CatfishStudios · July 5th, 2008, 12:52 PM

Thats drop dead gorgeous.

magicguitar · July 5th, 2008, 01:17 PM

Nice job, looking forward to seeing it all assembled.

Mark-00255 · July 5th, 2008, 10:27 PM

Excellent finish work - just stunning! So nice I almost missed the string-through and Tele bridge holes!!! A hybrid, huh? Looks like fun!

Fortsbest · July 6th, 2008, 03:55 AM

beautiful color and work well done. I may have to do one that color later.

ToadLC · July 6th, 2008, 10:03 PM

I got it put together today. Strung it up to put tension on the neck & I'll get around to setting it up in the next couple days. Anyway here are some pic's.

Shadowrunner · July 6th, 2008, 11:35 PM

absolutely beautiful.

RodeoTex · July 6th, 2008, 11:41 PM

Are you sure you waited long enough to polish? It still looks wet to me!

purpletele · July 7th, 2008, 09:47 AM

perfect

guitarzan13 · July 7th, 2008, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadowrunner

absolutely beautiful.

What he said!!!

ajgus · July 8th, 2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RodeoTex

Are you sure you waited long enough to polish? It still looks wet to me!

+1. Absolutely stunning. You set it up yet? How does she play?

ToadLC · July 8th, 2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ajgus

+1. Absolutely stunning. You set it up yet? How does she play?

I did adjust the neck, saddles and set intonation but I only played it for a couple minutes. One of the pickups came DOA, so apart it came & the bridge pickup is shipping back for a replacement. It feels great and soon I'll put some serious playing time on it.

Since I tend to look at the glass being half full, I'm looking at this being a lesson learned. Note to self: in the future test pickups before installing!

doster · July 8th, 2008, 04:20 PM

A sweet beauty and wonderful color.

J-man · July 8th, 2008, 04:36 PM

Very nice!

I always liked that colour.

ajgus · July 9th, 2008, 10:02 AM

Hey Toad, got any specs? Body, neck, pups, etc?

ToadLC · July 9th, 2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ajgus

Hey Toad, got any specs? Body, neck, pups, etc?

Sure thing, the body is poplar from Warmoth. Neck is Allparts SMF - 22 frets with 12" radius. Gotoh Kluson tuners. Pups are Keystones from Bill Lawrence. Bridge is vintage hardtail from Callaham. Tusq nut from Graphtech. Nitro laquer from reranch. Dunlop strap locks. The only fender parts on it are the knobs & switch tip.

ajgus · July 9th, 2008, 10:16 AM

Wow, you didn't mess around, did you? Sounds like a great guitar. Yeah, I didn't even notice the missing trem cavity until you pointed out the hardtail. Nice job all around!

DMRoller · July 9th, 2008, 12:04 PM

That is beautiful. Did I mention stunning?

I so want a Tele in that color.

Nice job.
Dale

Radspin · July 11th, 2008, 08:50 PM

Wow, does that look good. I've often thought about building a guitar--and I'd like to build one just like yours after seeing it!

ToadLC · July 11th, 2008, 09:15 PM

I appreciate all the kind words. I hung around here looking at all the fine guitars that were being built and soaking up information from the experts and finally I just had to do it. Thanks to everybody that helped by showing the way!

Guitars · July 15th, 2008, 12:49 AM

A confession; I like Seafoam better than Surf and Daphne better than Sonic. The darker greens and blues just seem to catch the eye.

Bullwinkle · July 15th, 2008, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ToadLC

Sure thing, the body is poplar from Warm

July 5th, 2008, 10:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
ToadLC Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sacramento Posts: 109	Seafoam Strat finally polished I felt like a kid looking for Christmas waiting on the laquer to dry. Now I can finally get on with the assembly. __________________ Happiness is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling.

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JimiBryant Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago Chicago that toddlin' town Age: 46 Posts: 1,716	that looks really nice.. really, really nice!! __________________ *we all shine on, like the moon and the stars and the sun.*

July 5th, 2008, 10:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
ToadLC Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sacramento Posts: 109	I pretty much followed the procedure at Reranch, which is where I bought the paint. http://www.reranch.com/basics.htm Couple coats of grain sealer, sanding in between. A couple coats of deft sanding sealer, sanding in between. BIN primer then one can of color about 9 coats. I wet-sanded the color to remove orange peel. Then almost two cans of Reranch clear. Wet-sended with 1000, 1200, 1500 and 2000. Polished with Scratch-X and finished with Finesse-It II. __________________ Happiness is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling.

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Doug Ferguson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 55 Posts: 1,546	Wow! What a beauty. Two thumbs waaay up! __________________ If you get hung up on just guitar players, you've missed something.... Don't ever get to a point where you just gotta be a guitar player. You hear something, go try to get that note and sound as much like that as you can.-Buddy Guy

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Mark-00255 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Olympia, WA Age: 50 Posts: 164	Excellent finish work - just stunning! So nice I almost missed the string-through and Tele bridge holes!!! A hybrid, huh? Looks like fun! __________________ Mark-00255 Red=0; Green=0; Blue=255: All Blues!

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thaus Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 442	Nice look!! So, what was the process? How many coats and clear coats did you need to get that shine??

July 5th, 2008, 11:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
GatorBait Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NorCal Posts: 142	Nicely done, and great color!

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CatfishStudios Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon , United States Age: 33 Posts: 727	Thats drop dead gorgeous.

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magicguitar Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Fallon, Nevada Age: 60 Posts: 536	Nice job, looking forward to seeing it all assembled.

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Fortsbest Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX Age: 45 Posts: 102	beautiful color and work well done. I may have to do one that color later. __________________ Lord, please give me compassion for the innocent that I see and help me protect and serve those that depend on me.

July 6th, 2008, 10:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
ToadLC Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sacramento Posts: 109	I got it put together today. Strung it up to put tension on the neck & I'll get around to setting it up in the next couple days. Anyway here are some pic's. __________________ Happiness is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling.

July 6th, 2008, 11:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
Shadowrunner TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Independence, MO Age: 27 Posts: 56	absolutely beautiful.

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RodeoTex Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,178	Are you sure you waited long enough to polish? It still looks wet to me! __________________ Turn it on, turn it up, turn me loose.

July 7th, 2008, 09:47 AM	#14 (permalink)
purpletele Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Morgantown,WV Posts: 669 10 Photos	perfect

July 8th, 2008, 04:20 PM	#18 (permalink)
doster Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 288	A sweet beauty and wonderful color. __________________ “You don't find a style, ... a style finds you.” Keith Richards

July 8th, 2008, 04:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 19 Posts: 6,172 9 Photos	Very nice! I always liked that colour. __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits

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ajgus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 1,996	Hey Toad, got any specs? Body, neck, pups, etc? __________________ "I'll eat up all your crackers & your licorice. Hey yo, fat girl...come here...are you ticklish?" - Sir Humpty Hump

July 9th, 2008, 10:16 AM	#22 (permalink)
ajgus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 1,996	Wow, you didn't mess around, did you? Sounds like a great guitar. Yeah, I didn't even notice the missing trem cavity until you pointed out the hardtail. Nice job all around! __________________ "I'll eat up all your crackers & your licorice. Hey yo, fat girl...come here...are you ticklish?" - Sir Humpty Hump

July 9th, 2008, 12:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
DMRoller Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Weyers Cave, Shenandoah Valley, VA Posts: 221 1 Photos	That is beautiful. Did I mention stunning? I so want a Tele in that color. Nice job. Dale

July 11th, 2008, 08:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
Radspin Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: East Northport, NY Age: 53 Posts: 209	Wow, does that look good. I've often thought about building a guitar--and I'd like to build one just like yours after seeing it!

July 11th, 2008, 09:15 PM	#25 (permalink)
ToadLC Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sacramento Posts: 109	I appreciate all the kind words. I hung around here looking at all the fine guitars that were being built and soaking up information from the experts and finally I just had to do it. Thanks to everybody that helped by showing the way! __________________ Happiness is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling.

July 15th, 2008, 12:49 AM	#26 (permalink)
Guitars TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ReRanch, Texas Posts: 45	A confession; I like Seafoam better than Surf and Daphne better than Sonic. The darker greens and blues just seem to catch the eye.