Kick's first build LP-1MQ Red Widow

[Kick]

try this, first thing in the morning apply TO, then just on dusk apply another. In the morning give it a light sand, apply another coat. Repeat and repeat. That leaves all day to do the jobs handed down by she who must be obeyed.

According to my wife your suggestion will fit the scheme

[wazkelly]

Looking good Kick.

Follow what Dedman said and lightly sand every 2nd coat and it should not take too much longer to look smooth all over.

[Drummerdude]

Dedman gives good advice once again.... it is liking better and better.. it just takes a long time to build up with tru oil, but it's gonna look killer when your done..

[Kick]

Little update; I'm working on the list of choirs and in between I am working on the Red Widow. I have applied lots of coats of True Oil and now I'm so far I can apply the last coats. I am diluting the TO with turpentine (50/50) and that gives it a nice glossy shine.

Next two days I'll be on the road but this weekend I shall make some pictures.

[CascadiaGuitarGeek]

Keep up the good fight Kick!

[nitroburner1000]

Hi Kick, once you wet sand and it dries the surface will look dull as you have 'scratched' the gloss off through sanding. If there is enough depth of finish, as you move up to higher grades of grit they act more as polishing agents than cutting and eventually at around 8000 to 12000 grit on the micro mesh pads you should start to see the shine reappear. If not, don't worry as that is what the car polish is meant to do.

One trap to look out for is not enough depth of finish which caught me out on the Swampy Tele tonight as I was going hard at it with 1500 only to notice some edges starting to reveal grain underneath which means raw timber. Arghhh.......so close to the finish line but now I have to build up a few more coats to then sand off. It was looking good for entering in this month's GOTM too but that will most likely pass before being ready for final polishing again.

Don't you hate that, damn near finished and... Doh... Next month will still be cool

[Kick]

I have been scandalous absent here, my apologies....

Buts as said before, my wife had al list of things to be completed in our holiday. Well, I'm on schedule!

One of the things that had to be made was a new sandpit for our ferrets. The old one was made of scrapwood and was removed when it almost fell apart. So now I have made one of meranti which is better and longer lasting.

So no pics of the Red Widow but some pics of the sandpit...







Of course I made a little step for the fuzzies!

[Kick]

And the rest...









I promise, next pics will be from the Red Widow!!!

[CascadiaGuitarGeek]

That's quite the classy sand pit you have there. Nice work.

If the Red Widow comes together here shortly you still catch the GOTM contest!

[chrissyinbkk]

You have some lucky ferrets my friend, looks a good build