Yes, I know. I've been a bad boy. I can't say I've been lazy, more ... distracted. OK, OK - the painting got boring and I shelved it.
After guilt kicked in (some people on the bass forum Basschat (http://www.basschat.co.uk (linky)) were asking what was happening with it) I got going again. In my defence, I had primed the face of the headstock and my sister currently has it in her possession.
Well, the painting went poorly - I started brush painting this before I discovered a place where I could spray paint and it was brush mark city :(
That was until I discovered wet sanding. Wet sanding is ace for many reasons, but the main ones are
- You can sand in your living room without dust going everywhere
- You can wash out your sandpaper to stop it clogging
- It gives a much smoother finish in my opinion.
- It's quicker too
Well, here she is so far:


I've done the back and sides, the edges are proving a little more tricky, I've sanded through in a couple of places, so they might need a touch up then re-sanding.
Still, I thought it was high time I got on with this - the last time I did anything was January. Oops.
Radiohead, "Reckoner" |