A bit more progress on Fish Tales has been made;

Have made a start on the cabinet, Ian and i stripped everything out of the cab and backbox a few weeks ago.











Backbox stripped of all parts, ready for paint stripping and repairs.
Luckily not much repair was needed on the backbox and cabinet, both being pretty solid.





I put Ian to work stripping the paint off the backbox and cabinet





Something i do on any cab that is getting decals is to seal the bottom panel with a clear coat to protect the MDF from water damage. I'll be using the soapy water method to apply the decals (with Ian's help of course!!)  

He took it upon himself to snap a pic of me spraying the bottom panel!





First coats of primer applied; Backbox..







And cabinet. I've added a black guide coat to aid in finding low spots that need further filling later on.







And i have to say, what a royal PAIN IN THE ARSE it is removing the bloody decal glue   I'd read about people using white spirits to remove it, and i'd even watched you tube videos of guys using it to remove the glue.

In the finish the quickest way i found was to use paint thinners and a razor blade to scrape it off.

I'm just glad that i dont have to work on too many decalled cabs!!