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Much thanks to GardenoftheDead and the "Heads up sweet shit on Ebay" thread.
I managed to score this from the seller after the auction got zero bids-

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Kinda beat up and the victim of a badly executed refinish. It should look like this-

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the electronics are good, and all there :thumb:

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The back plate looked like it was sanded with some gritty stuff, and was nicely decorated.

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After some work it looks like this-

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It wouldn't sit flush in the guitar so the dremmel router came out.

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I sanded off the old finsh and applied some black dye.

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After sanding it back a bit, I used some masking and added some red.

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Some nice figureing on the bottom peice of wood :!!!:

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It's hard to see here but I added some yellow to the middle. Should look nice once its cleared :yay:

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Thats all for today but I 'm thinking this could be done in about a week.
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What's the scale length on those things?
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Damn, dude! Nice, quick work for only getting that LAST NIGHT!! You're a machine!
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Skipped out on work a bit early and got back to it. I shot the back and sides with a translucent black that's used for turn signal tints. Ive used this stuff before and you can freehand a nice burst effect with it. we'll see if I can get it to work again.

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The black revealed a small crack. I'll be filling that with CA glue before reassembly

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With a little clear, the colors start to come out.

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Spray-paint pro-tip- Warm up the can of paint prior to spraying by putting it in a small bowl in the sink and running hot water through the bowl. It makes the paint flow better IMO.
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when it's done play some motorhead on it
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bon, I'm not sure, I'll measure when I put it back together.

Motorhead will def happen
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After working up to 2000 grit

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looks like velvet
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oh hell yeah!
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Glad you all like :group:
I just got the strings in the mail and will start reasembleing it tomorow. I can't wait to get the hardware back on it and see how it looks :yay:
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It's crazy how fast you're going, looks awesome too. Did you spray it with poly or nitro?
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Poly, I'd like to get into nitro but poly is just easier and less toxic.
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