i am in the middle of restoring my series 3000 headless. at the moment i have the forth coat of clear satin on it and so far so good, anyway your bass looks awesome...good job and bet youre pleased..i just wish the process was a bit faster as my stayus is my only bass at the minute so no playing for me lol
Looks the business !
Congrats on what looks like to be a not too stressful restoration - well, apart from the scratch !
I used to have one of these and seeing this brings back nice memories of one of my first 5-strings.
Final pics placed with the Status logo on the neck....
Congratulations Aarts, what a restoration! ()
Great job. I'm sure Rob would be proud of you on that one.
Wow, great job !
You can be proud of this resurrection. ()
I updated the 4th reply above with the final pics...
Enjoy
Definitely glue, guys - extract from the manufacturer's website:
Konstruktielijm
Vial 250 g Brown (transparent)
High quality, waterproof and filling polyurethane wood glue for inside and outside (D4-standard).
Scope
For bonding virtually all wood species, among themselves and on formica, metal, stone, concrete and various plastics. Specially for bonding and repairing (wood) constructions and connections which high requirements.
Just put it all over my bass, and now I can't put it down! :D
Hey Gary. Let me see the pics if you decide to refurb my old Status. If I had the time to do it myself you may not have got the oppertunity to purchase it from me.Regrets, regrets.
Cheers. Ian.[/quote]
Sure Ian, will do!
Got a recording session and a couple of gigs to get out of the way, then a bit of a break for the holidays and all systems go!
Feeling inspired by this refurb, and looking forward to seeing the finished result.
Intrigued by the method used here with the rub-on glue.
I was going to spray mine in satin polyurethane - anyone have comments on the pros & cons of the respective finishes please?
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Thank you all for the kind words.
Yesterday I sanded it very carefull and softly with sandpaper 400 untill it was as soft as silk. Then I treated it for a second time with the glue. Despite my expectations it didn't stay silk after drying up, so I polished the body again with the Steel wool and the brushed it with a dry painting brush to remove the grey steel wool dust. This made the body soft and silk again and and also it gave an extra matte glow. I'm very pleased with the result.
Tonight I'm going to reassemble it.:)
to be continued......
That's really nice!
I love the way the grain and colour has come out - looks like a totally different bass.
I'm thinking of refurbing my Energy Matrix and you have really inspired me!
I'll be following your progress. :)
Great job so far. Look forward to following this.
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