Hung up and being painted. Used an acrylic lacquer sanding sealer first, three coats, then laying on the green color coat. (pic 24)
Pic 25 shows my attempt at a 'burst' effect. It's harder than you think, I had to redo it twice because of overspraying the black on the green face. 4 color coats in all. There are some grain lines showing through. Not sure if it was insufficient sanding to prepare or if the sanding sealer is no good or applied incorrectly. Decided to continue anyway. I'll do an overhaul with a repaint later if the guitar works.
Pic 26 shows the peg head. It looks pretty good and the finish is okay too so I'm thinking it was bad sanding prep on the body.
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