CoronaCaster - A Build Thread

I curious what the weight is? My one issue with those Rosser listings is they are all Northern Ash. a 6 lbs. body would be a non-starter for me.
 
@Wyatt - 6 pounds for body alone

@Lerxst - It appears to be the protective plastic over the pickguard... I thought the same thing... I'll pull it away and see when I'm less apt to scratch it
 
Raising the grain today!

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Finished grain filling and did one more layer of sanding sealer to level everything out.

I taped off the top layer and starting using my oil paint / drying agent / panickOhNoz / spread it around / wipe most of it off / it doesn't look too bad method.

Coat 1 -

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Dry Time - 12 hoursish

Coat 2 - It looks roasted which I'm happy with.

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I'm going to let it dry another 12 to 24 hours... It does look a little uneven - We'll see what happens in the 12 hour range... I tried to fix a spot and nearly wiped all of the paint off... I know I'm using too much or trying to do it in too few coats... It's the only thing that makes sense but hey... I'm tryin ..

Also - Grain filler is cool as heck. I definitely improved from the sample wood pieces!

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Tasty red-browness

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Going to let it dry for a full 24 hours because the red is a pain in the berries... I'll do another clean up coat and start the finishing process.

#justbuyfromgoodbuildersandsupportsmallbusinessbecausethisfoolishnessistough

Whilst it was drying yesterday I did some mods to my 4Runner - blacked out the bumper and put on the heritage grill with spiffy lights. Pleased with both.

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It's really hard to get how this looks in person.

This is the closest. I'm on to poly and I've done the first level sand. This is day three I think of poly. I have a couple of sand-throughs. If they get hit on the next level sand, I'll repair.

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Looking good

Following your progress I'm not sure I see any advantages to artist oils & japan drier over the regular dyes and stains in either process or end results. Thoughts?
 
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