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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

I have been a Los Angeles City firefighter for 20 years. I work in the Glassell Park section of Los Angeles. In 1985-1986 I worked for Charvel/Jackson in Glendora, California. It was a great experience, regardless of it being just a $5.00 an hour job. I worked in the wood shop and did the inlaying and fretting. I did get to see Neal Schon, from Journey, in one of his videos use a guitar I worked on and fretted. That was over 23 years ago. I was watching MTV with my cousin when I saw the guitar. I said, "Jim, look, I made that guitar." "And how much did they pay you...?" he asked. "Five dollar an hour" I told him. "Five dollars?...that's it?" Then he changed the channel. Making only $5.00 per hour puts things into perspective. But it still was fun. Now, it's just simple tools and equipment. It ain't perfect, but it is fun.

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Finished finish...just waiting for it to dry.

Today I was able to spray four coats of KTM-9 with the Preval sprayer. I thinned it with denatured alcohol, to the recommended ratio, but it was too thick. It was probably used with an air gun, not the little sprayer. I thinned it more. It sprayed OK, but with five brushed coats, it'll do fine. Before I sprayed the finish, I sanded everything smooth with 400 grit. I wanted a flat surface for the spraying. One week is the wait time for drying.

posted by Mike Perez | 9:14 PM

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