Surf Green Frankenmachine (my nitro refinished parts p bass)

[DylanGCM]

Looks great! What did your booth consist of?

It was pretty hack, but I made a square 5x5’ frame out of scrap wood hung it from the rafters of my garage and then stapled a 10’x25’ roll of plastic sheeting around the interior.

Zero ventilation, instead I used a respirator, full Tyvek suit, goggles, and tried to be in and out quickly.

Hung the body on an hook screwed onto a board I attached to the rafters in roughly the middle of the square. All in all, it actually worked super well!

 

[DylanGCM]

Can you elaborate on what you mean about sanding the tape off? How do you do that without damaging the finish?

Hey, thanks for asking!

It’s probably only practical/precise when you have a flat surface that you’re painting and masked off the perpendicular sides. So, it worked for having just the front of the headstock refinished while keeping the sides and back masked to keep their original poly finish.

Yeah, you gotta use a higher grit sandpaper (I think I used 800) so you don’t trash the other finish. But you do end up sanding the other finish a bit and then have to get it back to its proper shine.

But really all you’re doing is sanding along that thin 90 degree edge just enough to cut through the painted over edge of the masking tape. Then you can peel the rest of the tape without it cracking the finish still attached to your bass.

Clear as mud? Hah, probably, I tend to overcomplicate my explanations. Let me know if you want me to supply some pix to illustrate.

 

[CoughSyrup]

Hey, thanks for asking!

It’s probably only practical/precise when you have a flat surface that you’re painting and masked off the perpendicular sides. So, it worked for having just the front of the headstock refinished while keeping the sides and back masked to keep their original poly finish.

Yeah, you gotta use a higher grit sandpaper (I think I used 800) so you don’t trash the other finish. But you do end up sanding the other finish a bit and then have to get it back to its proper shine.

But really all you’re doing is sanding along that thin 90 degree edge just enough to cut through the painted over edge of the masking tape. Then you can peel the rest of the tape without it cracking the finish still attached to your bass.

Clear as mud? Hah, probably, I tend to overcomplicate my explanations. Let me know if you want me to supply some pix to illustrate.

Pictures would be great. I'm curious because I was thinking of doing the same with a Warmoth neck.

 

[Yahboy]

Hmm...... Picks holder ???

 

[DylanGCM]

Hmm...... Picks holder ???

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Haha, perfect! It’s not a gap, it’s a feature

 

[TN WOODMAN]

Outstanding work & finished results. The pickguard is not my taste but definitely adds a personality to the bass & that’s the satisfying thing about putting your own style into a classic p. Great color choice & that’s an excellent p bass pickup too. Enjoy.