Telecaster builds - Neck lacquer

Next up was building up the lacquer coats on the necks. I masked the fretboards off and hung them in the workshop:



Thankfully I'm getting through the spraying relatively quickly - the workshop is now a massive mess and with all the sheeting closely resembles a set from Dexter...

First a couple of mist coats of clear went on to seal both the wood and the masking tape. Then I added a bit of amber tint to the lacquer, and started building up the colour coats to this:



Then this:



There's about four light coats of amber on at this point, and the necks have reached about the tint I wanted. The grain on them has also popped - both these necks were AAA grade wood, and it's at this point that that becomes apparent. Backs:





And heads:





And both necks in direct sunlight:



The birds eye maple on the left will end up on the black / hollow body, the flamed maple on the silver / solid. Here's my makeshift hanging rack: 



As with the body, these will get a couple of weeks to cure before they'll be hit with the clear coats.