@headsmell that looks spectacular! You changed the bridge/pickup selector/tuning pegs/etc to black I see, that looks great and I might have to do that too! Your paint job looks perfect.
I know nothing about woodworking but my friend does, I made note of your sanding grits and will talk to him. I think he said we could go all the way up to 600. I wasn’t thinking that any grain filler would be necessary after the sanding, so thanks for that tip.
I hope you don’t mind if I ask you a couple of questions …
I looked at the Solo site and see the paint you used, so obviously you spray painted it. How many cans of paint did you use? You say this is a primer/paint so that means you sprayed it right on the sanded body? I see there’s also a Nitrocellulose Lacquer Primer, which is why I’m wondering. And, finally, what clearcoat did you use? It looks like Solo has cans not spray cans, but I guess you can still spray the clear coat on if you have the tools - or did you paint the clear coat?
My finishing plan is currently sand, grain filler, prime, spray paint (not sure how many coats), clear coat. I’m not planning a solid colour, and I also want to use a couple of stencils (still to be made) to add something else. I hope my plan works, and any input you have on your process would be great, thank you so much. (Plan B is to get a custom skin for the front of the body if the painting doesn’t work out, especially as I have never spray painted anything before. Always good to have a Plan B!) I’m going to the 2 biggest paint stores locally next weekend to see what they have. I hadn’t thought about ordering paint supplies from Solo but that could work. If I do that though I think I would wait for warmer temps, it can’t be good to ship spray paint in the cold weather we’re currently having in Northwestern Ontario.
Anyway your guitar looks truly spectacular. The printed image would have been very cool, but your Plan B worked out really really well and you’ve got a great looking guitar. Now - when will we hear it!!! 