Hi Flyer in the works! PG.3 Loads of Pictures

cooter · Post by **cooter** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:10 pm

Looks great.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:38 pm

Thanks!

Chris Fleming · Post by **Chris Fleming** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:11 am

very nice.... Always fancied the Mary Kay finish on a tele. Might try this when/if I make one

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:20 am

Got it sanded up and ready to start spraying later tonight. I want to make sure it is dry. (Had to wipe it down after sanding.) I went for a distressed look. Kind of dig it!

20141007_213846 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20141008_170453 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

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HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:53 am

First coat of clear done!

20141008_194931 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:21 pm

Coat number two!

20141009_085605 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:09 pm

I wetsanded the headstock and used some steel wool to match the satin finish on the rest of the neck. Got the tuners and stuff back on. Turned out great!

IMG_20141011_135648 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:19 pm

DAMN! That headstock (and body too) are giving me a funny feeling in muh pants.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 7:35 pm

I hate paint drying time. LOL I want to get moving on it. Almost done spraying the body. Then it will be drying time.....

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:19 am

Wetsanded today! I did 600 and then hit it with synthetic steel wool and then 3000 wetsanding paper to give it a nice satin finish. LOVE it. Nice and smooth and has a finish similar to the neck.

Tried to get the ground wire to the bridge, but it wouldn't grab on so I just fed it in to the tremolo cavity and grounded it there. Thimbles fit right in.

20141024_132911 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

I put the guard on so I could place the pickup rings. I also put tape down so I could mark the drill spots on the tape.

20141024_133822 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

I put the pickup in place and used a pencil to make dots where the holes needed to be drilled.

20141024_135910 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

I drilled the holes on the dots and took the tape off to screw them down.

20141024_140031 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

After I got the pickups mounted, I did all the wiring with the guard and tested it and closed it up.

20141024_153354 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

I checked the neck to see if the holes matched.... of course they didn't so I glued dowels in the holes and sanded them flush. Then I put the neck on the body and lined it up with the bridge to clamp in place. I drilled the upper two holes and screwed in those two. I checked again to see if the neck was straight and then I drilled the bottom two screw holes and mounted the neck completely. I put strings on it losely (So the dowels with glue can setup and stuff.) Here is how it looks!

20141024_164926 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

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20141024_165021 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20141024_165036 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

20141024_165202 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr

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20141024_165220 by Hentai No Baka, on Flickr