Goldstar Body Restoration

beetleing · Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 3:16 pm Post subject:

Here we can see the dry powder guide coat applied

And after some flatting you can see the area of inserted wood not visible before, with a little more work with the wet and dry this will merge with the surrounding area and will not be seen.

When i finish flatting il apply another primer coat.

japaxes · Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 12:23 pm Post subject:

nice job

beetleing · Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 9:29 am Post subject:

Thanks i appreciate it, Colour coat time, so i decided on sonic blue in the end

it has now had 2 clear coats

I will now leave it for a month to harden before flatting and polishing,
the colour looks a bit off in the pics but its classic sonic blue in life.

brokentoes · Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:12 am Post subject:

Nice job/progress on this one, looks like a winner to me.

jonah65 · Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:20 am Post subject:

fantastic restoration so far, keep us posted, real interesting thread.

beetleing · Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 11:32 am Post subject:

Cheers guys, ive got a few pickguards in stock and they all look good with this colour, parchment,white, mint green and tortiose , not sure which at the mo

Peter Mac · Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:17 pm Post subject:

Hi beetleing,

Very nice restoration so far. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
The body wood is Alder so it will take the finish very well.
With the rosewood neck and Sonic Blue paint, I would go with Parchment plastic as it really keeps it with the vintage vibe

I just completed a restoration on a 1980 LS-60 and a 1980 ST-80 so I share the highs and lows of doing N/C lacquering. Thankfully neither guitar bodies had been carved up and both are now sporting 1954 Gibson Gold Top paint, the stuff with the copper pieces in the paint. The ST-80 has a Sen body and Rosewood 'v' neck with white scratchplate and cream covers and knobs. Overall it came out well but the finish has absorbed into the Sen and you can see grain lines through the finish.

Peter Mac
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beetleing · Posted: Thu May 21, 2015 12:33 am Post subject:

Hi beetleing,

Very nice restoration so far. I look forward to seeing the finished product.
The body wood is Alder so it will take the finish very well.
With the rosewood neck and Sonic Blue paint, I would go with Parchment plastic as it really keeps it with the vintage vibe

I just completed a restoration on a 1980 LS-60 and a 1980 ST-80 so I share the highs and lows of doing N/C lacquering. Thankfully neither guitar bodies had been carved up and both are now sporting 1954 Gibson Gold Top paint, the stuff with the copper pieces in the paint. The ST-80 has a Sen body and Rosewood 'v' neck with white scratchplate and cream covers and knobs. Overall it came out well but the finish has absorbed into the Sen and you can see grain lines through the finish.

That sounds like 2 interesting projects Peter, any photos please?

3rdstone · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:14 pm Post subject:

Like others said here, restoration threads at this level are awesome. Very impressive work making that neck pu area look original again.

Really looking forward to a great looking revived Goldie strat.
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funkilius · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:39 am Post subject:

great looking restoration job..........credit !! (the use of black powder to highlight areas is a nice tip)

as a matter of interest,what brands of material did you use..e.g. filler,sealer colour coat, clear coats etc.......

thanks and once again looks great.....

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beetleing · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:44 am Post subject:

beetleing · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 10:05 am Post subject:

felixcatus · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:14 am Post subject:

It looks really great. Nice job, well done.

beetleing · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:18 am Post subject:

Zac · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:40 pm Post subject:

That looks fantastic ! What a great color.