Throwback Thursday (catch and release)

[G Man]

I'm reading this thread and wondering where the hell was I last June.  This is less than an hour from me and I totally would have grabbed this bass.  Oh well, glad the new owner is treating her right.

[Chazman]

Just beginning the project, but here are some pics.
I'm thinking a natural finish once the yellow paint is removed.

Are you happy now, Rodi ?

[stonge]

looks good so far.  any signs of another finish under the yellow? my guess was that somebody just rattle-canned over the top of an original finish. I can't imagine someone going to the trouble of stripping it just to spray paint it that color.

[BruceM]

On 6/5/2020 at 9:38 AM, velorush said:

Didn't the pickguard go away in '86?

 

Here are my two. The one in the back, with pickguard, is an '82.  The one in the front, without, is an '88. About 5 years ago, I drove from Minneapolis to Norfolk, VA to pick up the front one.  :).  I really like the yellow color on the one in the OP.  Worth another road trip?  Hmmmm.   Glad to see it's gone to a good home.

[Chazman]

It looks like it originally had a natural finish. Then, it looks like the body was refinished "professionally" to yellow.  After that someone went over the whole thing with a spray can.

It originally had a pick guard. There are little white dots where the screw holes were.

This is my first refinish. 

[0054]

On 12/12/2020 at 2:00 PM, stonge said:

. I can't imagine someone going to the trouble of stripping it just to spray paint it that color.

Never under estimate Pittsburgh sports fans.

 

Loolking good chaz!

[HamerCustomEr]

On 12/12/2020 at 12:00 PM, stonge said:

looks good so far. 

What do you mean, "so far?"  This could be a finished project.  Yellow and brown together is a classic combination! 

[Chazman]

On 12/14/2020 at 9:49 AM, HamerCustomEr said:

What do you mean, "so far?"  This could be a finished project.  Yellow and brown together is a classic combination! 

It is so far. The yellow paint used on this is really bad. It needs to be removed. 

[HamerCustomEr]

4 hours ago, chazowens@att.net said:

It is so far. The yellow paint used on this is really bad. It needs to be removed. 

I was just joking!  Yellow and brown is what you see in the toilet!

[0054]

On 12/16/2020 at 9:01 PM, chazowens@att.net said:

It is so far. The yellow paint used on this is really bad. It needs to be removed. 

Look at the kids avatar for how it was!

[Chazman]

Update: Dandelion Puke paint almost gone. 

[rugby1970]

On 12/12/2020 at 1:06 PM, chazowens@att.net said:

Just beginning the project, but here are some pics.
I'm thinking a natural finish once the yellow paint is removed.

Are you happy now, Rodi ?

If I was back in Jersey I definitely would have pulled the trigger on this. My plan was a natural finish. Best of luck on the restoration.

[gtone]

Prolly wanna remove the hardware before you go any further with that project. Just sayin'...

 

 

[0054]

12 hours ago, gtone said:

Prolly wanna remove the hardware before you go any further with that project. Just sayin'...

 

 

LOL, no he didn!! 

I think he just took his time went slow, very slow. 

Chaz, when is the sanding to commence? 2021?

[Chazman]

Sanding starting tomorrow (1/1/21). I bought 2 grades of sand paper 120 & 220 also 000 steel wool. Ordered Tru Oil for finish.
It played so well, I didn't want to mess with the bridge or electronics (this is my first refinish). I'll post pics after sanding and before I start finishing.

This is truly a labor of love. 

Happy New Year, Rock On!

[velorush]

5 hours ago, chazowens@att.net said:

Sanding starting tomorrow (1/1/21). I bought 2 grades of sand paper 120 & 220 also 000 steel wool. Ordered Tru Oil for finish.
It played so well, I didn't want to mess with the bridge or electronics (this is my first refinish). I'll post pics after sanding and before I start finishing.

This is truly a labor of love. 

Happy New Year, Rock On!

None of my business and I am certainly not trying to tell you how to do this, but be extremely careful with sandpaper on mahogany.  Mahogany is an open grained wood and the guitar you start with will end up being an expensive toothpick and a pile of sawdust before you know it (speaking from very regrettable experience, unfortunately).

[Dutchman]

Don’t forget the filler before you shoot the clear or it’ll never look right!!

[JustKid]

I might add my 2 cents - I wouldn't start with 120. If you use sander, do the 220 and see where it takes you. You might even have a chance not to sand thru original grain filler

[killerteddybear]

Why not a chemical stripper or heat strip? They don't risk the removal of wood.

[JustKid]

Still need to sand after stripper. 

[killerteddybear]

38 minutes ago, JustKid said:

Still need to sand after stripper. 

Agreed, just not as aggressively.

[HamerCustomEr]

On 12/31/2020 at 8:14 PM, JustKid said:

Still need to sand after stripper. 

I hope my wife doesn't read this post!

[Punkavenger]

I had a similar project and it came out awesome. Used citrus stripper and let it soak for 24hrs in a plastic trash bag. Tru oil 7 coats . 0000 steel wool between coats. Pics might have been posted here somewhere. Take off all the hardware and pickups ... its really not bad

 

[JustKid]

About the steel wool...while it's a great thing to have, it creates so much dust, that you will definitely need a mask, so it's kinda 20th century. For my last project I used pads instead, like CANOPUS - 3M Scotch Brite Scuff Pads, they come in fine , ultra fine and other grids, and they create the same finish but without all those wooly small particles flying around. and you could wash them too.

[Chazman]

On 12/31/2020 at 6:30 PM, velorush said:

None of my business and I am certainly not trying to tell you how to do this, but be extremely careful with sandpaper on mahogany.  Mahogany is an open grained wood and the guitar you start with will end up being an expensive toothpick and a pile of sawdust before you know it (speaking from very regrettable experience, unfortunately).

Thanks for the advice.