so once i finished the finish spraying - i did multiple coats of vinyl sealer, then a toner coat, then clear lacquer, then sand the high spots, then clear again - i started to sand the finish smooth. this is where things got very labor intensive for me. i decided to relic this guitar, to make it look more authentic as a 50+ year old guitar. this meant A LOT more sanding, and very careful attention to detail in order to make the rub-through effect more believable. i'm going to just say that i took my time and looked at pictures of the original guitar to get there. hopefully, it looks fairly authentic. i'll let you be the judge. here are some pictures.
here are a few pictures of my headstock decal - more on that later...
I also sprayed lacquer over the pick guard - I read somewhere that they did it at Fullerton this way. It didn't really make much difference to my build, other than another sand - through look once this was relic-ed.
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