Just an update on my progress on this. I've followed everybody's advice here and shot three cans of clear coat. It looks great! I'm gonna leave it to harden for about a month. The wood grain on the...
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Just an update on my progress on this. I've followed everybody's advice here and shot three cans of clear coat. It looks great! I'm gonna leave it to harden for about a month. The wood grain on the...
Since I'm using a Stew Mac kit I asked and they suggest I apply 2 or 3 coats of Sanding Filler before I apply the clear coat to fill in the porous wood and get it ready to accept the clear coat. But...
Great suggestions! I've seen a few ESs with the pores showing nicely and I figured as Simon pointed out that I can just keep clear-coating until I can sand flat. (That's gonna get kinda expensive) I...
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Thank all who replied for your invaluable help. After consulting with a local luthier he determined that it isn't the glue that's showing but the stain I used. It did not absorb well in some places...
I'll send more pics today. It looked to me like glue spots too. Maybe a bad batch of stain but It looks to me like it's kind of adhering to something other than the wood. I tested on a 2x4 pin and...
Thanks Dedman. The pictures don't really tell the whole story. The veneer is still intact. I only hand sanded once. The stain job is really that bad. I don't know if I didn't wait long enough between...
Thanks Dingobass. I'll try your suggestion. I will contact Wudtone though I'm not real confident about the result after this and being misled on the color. If all else fails can I seal this bad job...
Thanks for the reply. Here are the steps:
I wiped down with a dry cloth
I hand sanded lightly with 220 grit. (barely raised any dust)
I wiped down again and then applied a base coat. (I didn't...
Sir,
So I bought an Es335 Bass kit. it's beautiful. All of the pieces fit together well. It's really a great job. And I'm really excited about putting it all together and playing it! I wanted to...