The temps were over 60 today!! most unusual but very windy it will be in the 40's thru the first week in February at this time last year we had a blizzard with temps in the single digits crazy weather if it stays in the 40's when the paint arrives I may just do it outside on my patio. 
2,251 2012-02-01 05:15:47
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
2,252 2012-01-31 12:47:49
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
All the holes were masked one less hassle to worry about I finished with the primer all the sparying wias done in my bathroom in the shower with a drop cloth and exhaust fan so the temps were above 60 the paint was shipped this morning so it should be here in a few days and if I dont do a good job its off the the auto body shop but I'm optimistic and determined and if I ever do this again perhaps with my old bass I am going to leave the paint on and hit it with several coats of primer and see how that turns out but I will wait till late spring and do it outside and while I'm waiting for the paint I have to clean the carpets,walls and furnature of wood dust.
2,253 2012-01-30 19:53:24
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
joey you must have the paitence of a saint I myself dont think I will undertake another restoration at least on any guitars made in the far east the wood is auful to say the least I believe it was gathered from old out houses born on the backs of slaves and then they made guitars out of it,my apartment reeks of primer its 27 degrees outside and I have the door open how we suffer for our art 
one more coat of silver and its ready for the main color but the new neck arrived I will have to drill the holes so when I take the masking tape off I am fitting the neck to the body but first I will put the old one on and dip a coat hanger in some paint and stick it thru the holes to mark where I should drill I can get the depth of the holes the same way by sticking the thin straight hanger into the bottom of the old neck and marking how deep it is other then that the new one is identical.while I am waiting for the new paint I polished up the chrome bridge and painted the pickguard,backplate and neck plate so everything will go a lot smoother all thats left is to reassemble and sodder the lead and ground wilres.
2,254 2012-01-30 13:46:51
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
oh oh the pressures on, 60 cans of Krylon? how long did it take?
2,255 2012-01-30 13:04:37
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
dino I hope my fiddle turns out as well,I think I could have skipped all the paint removal and just hit it with a few coats of primer and then the candy apple red but I'm not sure it would have turnned out ok. I would almost like to leave it natural but the wood is a compoasite of several kinds of wood if it were one that would be differen't ")
dino48 wrote:
You are going too be a pro by the time you are done,the last car I painted took me 10 months to prep for painting,came out fantastic.Made me feel real good when people came over and asked who painted it and could they get thiers done.
2,256 2012-01-30 01:09:31
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I spent much of the whole day stripping all the paint off with zip strip I had to wear a mask with canasters and of course rubber gloves and eye protection the Acetone came in handy to clean up all the remainiing paint and then sanding it was a whole lot easier with the palm sander the wood is really smooth and tomorrow I can redo the primer I am starting with a basic gray primer made by Color Decor I will use the metalic silver on the last two coats before applying the candy apple red this should go a lot smoother.
2,257 2012-01-29 12:52:55
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
A little update on my progress I am still waiting for the paint I should get it sometime around the 2nd or 3rd of February.After applying one coat I noticed imperfections in the surface that will have to be removed before I can proceed so unfortunatly I will have to remove areas to be re sanded I found that Acetone wiill safely and quickly remove what I need I also picked up a palm sander from Walmart a Black and Decker Mouse and I can sand the areas evenly and re-spray I did make one concession I am useing a silver metalic primer as a base coat for the candy apple red and plan on applying at least 5 coats of candy apple wet sanding between coats once it drys I am letting the pros at he body shop shoot it with the clear coats no sense in messing up a lot of work and all of my steps are being documented with photos so if anyone else wishes to do a similar project it may be of help,the neck should arrive Monday by ups and once the paint gets here it wont take long to finish up.
2,258 2012-01-27 23:57:18
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
dino it must have been before 1960 because I had a new 63 Telecaster painted the year I got it I know some of the hot rods were candy apple interesting question
dino48 wrote:
Russell,ever wonder were candy apple red was started at,I wonder if the candie apple's we get at fairs carnivals etc. were first. This could be another which came first like the chicken or the egg.
2,259 2012-01-27 13:29:17
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
thats what the guy at the auto body shop said but I am getting the results I want from the white primer and I already have one coat of candy apple on
zguitar wrote:
Just found this Russ, what to use under Candy Apple Red.
2,260 2012-01-27 13:26:05
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
There's a Micheals in the shopping mall a few miles from me I got the only cans they had left and they failed to reorder so I was forced to go online and get it otherwise I would be delayed over a few weeks
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:
Michaels craft supplies may have the paint you are looking for. Or whatever craft shops are in your area.
2,261 2012-01-27 13:22:44
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
yes I have both photos and videos my TraKax pro video program lets me combine picture in picture and splice video segments,photos along with some orignal music soundtrack in a WMV format so as soon as this is compleat I will upload to my youtube website
dino48 wrote:
Russell sounds like you are getting closer to finishing date,I hope you have still been getting some pics of your progress so we can see it.
2,262 2012-01-27 01:38:54
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
My maple fretboard neck was shipped from musicians friend today I paid $89 the shipping was free so it will get to me in a few days I was having a tough time getting some more candy apple none of the hobby stores in my area had any so I picked up three 10 oz spray cans for $19 includes shipping online at Create for Less they have all kinds of hobby paint and a lot more.I went to the auto body shop and asked what it would cost to clear coat with apoxy after I finish painting the cost would be $50 and the pin stripping is another $35 extra I started to bail and he said when I finish painting to bring the body and other parts(pickguard,back plate and neck plate) and because he shoots clear apoxy every day there is some haggling room he is a nice guy and a local bussiness owner so I think I will let him shoot it with the clear and see what he has in mind for pinstripping my animal l cant wait to finish restring and pick
2,263 2012-01-26 13:45:24
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I would like to see that maybe I can google it up but if anyone has a link to the photo it would be great
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:
On the back of the February Car and Driver there is an ad for Newport red cigarettes.There is a partial shot of a strat painted a color similar to what you want.Plua an amp painted a red krinkle color. You may want to check it out.I`m sure it is on other magazines as well
2,264 2012-01-26 07:49:45
Re: Best componets to .. (5 replies, posted in Recording)
I use a Gateway I picked up at an auction it only cost 100 dollars has pleanty of ram and I plug my Boss BR-8 direct to the line in input if you want to spend the money thats fine but there are other options to get a nice recording but I did invest over $800 on the BR-8 new and its worth every penny
2,265 2012-01-25 21:53:39
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I was at walmart today to pickup another can of white paint I found out that Krylon makes a white primer and to my surprise after I applied one coat it is very forgiving of little scratches and boo boo's I will finsish priming today and look forward to laying on the first coat of candy apple
2,266 2012-01-25 14:08:11
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
beamer this is the color I am going with all I did was use a Krylon white satin spray on this test strip 1 coat and 1 coat of the Testors candy apple of course I will be useing several of each when I paint the guitar just click on the photos to enlarge
https://picasaweb.google.com/rharding0/ … OWqg8mcFA#
2,267 2012-01-25 13:59:27
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
sanding sponge sound like a winner I removed all the original paint down to the wood and primed it I am still working on the primer coats,thanks good tips on spraying
beamer wrote:
Just had an idea for teh radious, buy the sanding sponge. You can get them at wall mart or the hardware store. they will contour around and not take off the original shape. Probably the best option. I would just get it blended in with the top and bottom, then as long as you have scuffed the existing paint, you can just shoot over it.
OH remember lots of thin coats are better and less chance of runs. first coat should be a dust coat then aapply a few thin coats.,,,WET SAND with 1000 grit, wipe down with tack cloth and do it till desired finish.
2,268 2012-01-25 13:55:16
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
did you see the color I got with the Testors product earlier ?I put a link to my picasa web site this is what I want if I can get this color using only a white satin primer why should I use silver? I have a gmail account my address is rharding0@gmail.com when I have time later I will send you a message we also could chat in gmail
beamer wrote:
Russ. if you want a great candy red, check out the Duplicolor metalcast colors.
Imentioned the silver as a base cause I painted my police bike that way I used ultra silver metalic as a base then coated it with red anodized metalcast and then the clear coat. wet sanded between every coat and rubbing compound, polish and wax.
i can e-mail you a pic of the color if your interested. here is the metalcast link.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/metalCast/(OH and I need reg e-mail so I can put an attacment in. you can e-mail me at beamerstrumpet@gmail.com and ill hit reply and send)
2,269 2012-01-25 13:44:18
Re: Any audacity whiz kids? (9 replies, posted in Recording)
My advice would be to set all reverb,delay effects in your mixer before opening the program and dont use Audacitities,Audacity is fine for equalization,fade in or out,and rendering to mp3 or other formats but if you want to tweek I would suggest downloading the pdf Manual and as Jerome points out some VST pluggins are available.Audacity is a great program but it takes time to master the mixing effects and to save time I get the sound I want before I open the program but thats just me
2,270 2012-01-24 13:37:35
Re: Synesthesia and how to harness it (13 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I think you should share what your smoking
2,271 2012-01-24 06:36:02
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
dino I think the painting bug will go as soon as I finish this guitar and start picikin it I am saving all the steps on photos when its finished I am going to use my video editing program TrakAx pc (picture in picture) its the best 24 bucks I have spent in a while and assemble all the photos of the steps in the process with some oriiginal music backing but I want to make sure the guitar looks and plays great this is something I have been thinking about for a long time and never did anything till now I think my chess studies kind of side tracked me a bit
2,272 2012-01-24 02:42:49
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
dino I can use the 50 bucks toward buying the maple fretboard neck and as far as the candy apple needing a correct base coat thats not written in stone I can handle the clear coats and wet sanding myself and the temps are not an issue as I dont play outside in winter but I appreciate your thoughts and suggestions
dino48 wrote:
Russell thats a good price for a body shop ,if it is only $50.00.they can shoot it all over and do so at the right time,and also do the clear coates in the correct temps and flash times. I do seem too recall that candy apple needs the correct base coat. all these are things too take into consider as you live in an area where the temps are on the cold side.
2,273 2012-01-24 02:35:48
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i'm saving the radiuses for last I will finish the back and then get started on the hard parts and start spraying the first coat of primer by tomorrow afternoon I jotted down your sand grit specs thanks
beamer wrote:
Russell_Harding wrote:I have run into a snag with the paint removal this paint is from another planet far beyond the means of mortal men I have tried three paint removal products including citristrip nada I finished hand sanding the front and started on the back hopefully I will finish up tomorrow sometime my kingdom for a good palm sander.
Have you tried aircraft paint remover? citristrip is crap. After that its up to 80grit and orbital. then work up to at least 120. How are the inner radiuses doing? They are the hard ones to get preped.
I would definatly go with the offer from the paint guy. Just be sure to use a compatable primer to the candy Coat. A metalic silver would be a great base if you want a slight speckle under the top coat.
2,274 2012-01-24 02:30:50
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
sometimes you have to follow your hunches these two photos show the front side of my strat fully sanded and I went with a test painting on a piece of wood I sprayed only one coat of the white Krylon let it dry for 2 hrs and sprayed only one coat of the candy apple it looks fantastic! see for yourself it convinced me to do the job myself as originally planned.
just click on a photo to see a larger view.
https://picasaweb.google.com/rharding0/ … OWqg8mcFA#
2,275 2012-01-23 23:49:27
Re: Looking for tips on Refinishing a Strat body (147 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have run into a snag with the paint removal this paint is from another planet far beyond the means of mortal men I have tried three paint removal products including citristrip nada I finished hand sanding the front and started on the back hopefully I will finish up tomorrow sometime my kingdom for a good palm sander. 