Kick's first build LP-1MQ Red Widow

[Kick]

Depending on how big your bottle of TO is you might take longer than me to finish your Les Paul kit!

I bought the 90 gram bottle and I think I have 1/3 left to use and since I'm doing a 50/50 mixture of TO and turps I hop I can do lots of more coats.

@Adam: I have been thinking to do the same but I can't find the proper pad for my electric tools.

[Adam Barnes]

Big green shed

[WeirdBits]

Big green shed

What's that in Dutch?

Grote groene schuur

[Simon Barden]

Whatever the largest Dutch DIY chain store is called.

[wazkelly]

Do I understand correctly that you are using a small piece of 1200 grit wet sanding paper to apply a 50/50 (Turp/TO) coat? So no piece of rag?

Hi Kick, sheets of grit are about A4 size and I start by creating 3 equal sized strips which are DL or envelope size. Next thing is to hold horizontal and fold in the middle, then middle again so that you have 4 panels, and cut one of them off, then cut that piece in half. This should leave you with roughly two 60mm x 47mm sized pieces to use.

After mixing 50:50 brew gently pour a few drops in the middle of the small grit paper and then proceed to rub that on the surface. It will feel like sanding to begin with and you need to keep adding TO brew frequently to lubricate the paper. Alternatively you can pour a small amount on the guitar surface but this raises risk of runs significantly.

To wipe a body and neck takes about 10 minutes with a similar sized cotton t-shirt rag but with wet sanding application it will take longer as you have to keep adding finish solution to grit paper more frequently. Be careful on edges and in curves as they seem to be worst places for runs to occur.

Don't be afraid to swap back to cotton rag every few wet grit coats just to add a bit more thickness and shine as the wet sanding method dries more satin than gloss which is ok as the underlying surface is being polished and smoothed at the same time.

To get a deep lush gloss there needs to be a decent depth of finish to work with as the final polishing action can burn through a bit more than expected.

Cheers, Waz

[darryl.bellotti]

I discovered something too! I've been using a foam brush for my last applications of TO. Cost about $3 from Bunnings (Australian Hardware mega store - pretty much the best shop ever invented!) and makes applying it a breeze. No uneven strokes - just smooth sailing all the way to a nice gloss!

[darryl.bellotti]

https://www.bunnings.com.au/uni-pro-...h-set_p1670850

[Kick]

Thanks for the explanation Waz! And those brushes are looking great Daryll, I'll see if I can find these as well

[Kick]

Oh, and I ordered that black Graptech nut

[Kick]

Little update: I received that black Graphtech nut so I decided to take of the stock nut. That was done in I think 20 seconds. First a few cuts with a Stanley blade and then with the help of a block of wood and the little knock of a hammer it came off.

I noticed that this nut is hollow so I think that spending a few bucks on a new nut will give me much more sound in the end.