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Offline Mr Pinbologist

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Re: Fish Tales Resto
« on: July 23, 2016, 09:55:35 AM »
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 :D





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!!



« Last Edit: July 23, 2016, 10:00:07 AM by Mr Pinbologist »