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The rubbing compound with a little water works like spit shining shoes same with the Swirl X I will wait to clear coat it as it is all assembled and I need it to jam with a new band they asked me to play some gigs 70s rock and souther blues so it might be some time till I get around to it as they say the proof is in the pudding so after I upload the last photo judge then

Doug I am useing a  polishing compound made by Turtle wax it works really well then I use a product called Meguires Swirl X this is used after the rubbing compound  easy to use and great results most auto supply shops handle it all the wet sanding was done on previous layers I stripped it with zip strip and used Acetone to clean up and leftover paint in the grain next I hit it wilth 4 coats of primer,6 coats of Krylon cherry red then 4 coats of Testors Candy Apple red I only used a OOOO grit steel wool pad between coats brushing in one direction dry then wet the last coat is still drying for 48 hrs. tomorrow I begin polishing with the polishing compound to get all the "orange skin" smooth then the Swirl X for the final touch thats it,assembly time all the tuners and string trees are mounted on the new neck so it just a matter of putting the pickups and wireing on the pickguard (painted and also drying) and attatching the neck, hardware and stings and let it rip I am making a video of the project video clips and photos

Thaks Tyson these are three photos I finished up this morning with the final coat now I have to hit it with some polishing compound I am very pleased with the results of a lot of hours and care I put into this and would like to thank all Chordians for there helpful hints and suggestions.

I had to get my mug into the shot

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dino I am useing enamal I got lucky today and picked up the last three cans of candy apple from the hobby shop I got the first ones from,they ran out and there truck came in today so I snagged them I am sparying right over the cherry red and since its a darker color and transparent it should look nice I dont think I will apply the clear coat for sometime as you suggested but I am going to use a polishing compound (low grit) for the final sanding and just put some car wax to keep it nice till I decide to clear coat

Ken nice to hear from you again  hope all is well,I found a very usefull link to a guitar refinishing tutorial and I am getting some really nice results I would recomend anyone wishing to refinish take al look and book mark this site (no ads) there are photos of the progress which I fould very instuctive
http://www.tundraman.com/Guitars/Finish/index.php

I use a 000 grit steel wool pad to take the rough surface off by brushing it lightly in one direction then I dip it in a small container of warter and repeat in one direction till it is smooth then wipe with a clean soft cloth and its ready for another coat.I dont think I will need any rubbing compound just multi layers of paint and wet sand each layer,good tip on switching cans joey I got up this morning at 5:45am and dust sprayed the first coat it is drying as I type this and when it drys to the touch I will hit it again till I get a even coat then let it dry and wet sand and repeat at least 5 to 6 times then the clear coats will be applied,I can give a sneek preview later today I want to finish this up(painting and clear coats) today and get started on assembling,soddering, and mounting the neck Amazon has emailed me that the tuners were shipped today.

CRAP!!! the paint arrived it is NOT candy apple red,I test sprayed it next to the color of Testors and it anit even close its more of a clown nose red or fire red not the deep color I painted my pickguard and back plate with this sucks I called the company and they told me to return it and they would credit my account but I have to pay shipping costs it appears I may have to order the 3oz Testors which is what I was useing but nobody has any in my area but I am not throwing in the towel just yet I will scower the yellow pages for hobby shops I may have to drive a few miles to pick it up so be it I shall prevail

That was fun to watch and listen to theres still hope for the world with talent this young

I have made a expesive choice I am going with all gold hardware bridge,tremelo arm,machine heads,string trees,guitar jack plate and screws for the pickguard and pickups total cost from Amazon with be around $120 but they will look Totally Awesome!!! with the paint job

Jerome that was nice to listed to Willy was pickin some tastey melodies thanks for the links to both videos

Ima ready to paint color!! come on Fed ex get here with my stuff! I noticed on the new neck the frets were a bit to sharp on the edges I filed them down smooth so they wont be cutting my hand when I move up and down the fretboard I think 3 10 oz cans should be more then enough to get 5 to 6 coats then comes the clear coat apoxy but I am getting help on that I hope otherwise I am prepared to do that also