Andy40's "The Robster" LP-1SS

[Andy40]

Thanks man. That also crossed my mind. Anyway he's not getting it till it passes "quality control" playability. He he

Setting the neck today

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[Bakersdozen]

Looking killer mate! Great job. Gonna sound tight with those custom wounds

Super keen to understand your process for applying and sanding back the timbermate without going thru the veneer. What grits do you use and do you use a sanding sealer at all for a bit of insurance? Or maybe you wipe most of it off with damp cloth and just leave the grain filled without any/much sanding involved?

[Andy40]

Nice question BD. First, the spalted maple is a little thicker than the flame veneers, so that helps.
Unless there are scratch marks or glue spots to contend with I do not sand the veneer prior to applying the timbermate.
My rules for sanding veneers are to use 320 grit (or 240 v e r y sparingly). its actually not easy to sand through the veneer with 320 or 360 grit.

[Bakersdozen]

Nice question BD. First, the spalted maple is a little thicker than the flame veneers, so that helps.
Unless there are scratch marks or glue spots to contend with I do not sand the veneer prior to applying the timbermate.
My rules for sanding veneers are to use 320 grit (or 240 v e r y sparingly). its actually not easy to sand through the veneer with 320 or 360 grit.

Thanks mate. With scratches, that might get filled with timbermate unless dealt with, do you just sand them out as best you can? Kind of concentrate on those areas only? Do you thin the timbermate out and wipe on wipe off method?

Mmmm spalty...

[Andy40]

With scratches, that might get filled with timbermate unless dealt with, do you just sand them out as best you can? Kind of concentrate on those areas only? Do you thin the timbermate out and wipe on wipe off method?

Yeah thats right. If you use any coloured timbermate the scratches show up ridiculously well, even if you use neutral timbermate but stain the scratches will pop with the stain.

You got it, I just concentrate on lightly sanding the scratched area to blend in.

I forgot to mention, after timbermate has dried for 24 hrs, I sand the bulk off with 240 and then fine sand with 320 or 360. again carefully. sometimes I will sand the bulk off then wait a day to come back to the sanding, the main reason is because the first day I'm being super careful so I usually don't take enough timbermate off, when I come back the second day in the sunlight I can see how much more I can take off with without going through.

[Bakersdozen]

Yeah thats right. If you use any coloured timbermate the scratches show up ridiculously well, even if you use neutral timbermate but stain the scratches will pop with the stain.

You got it, I just concentrate on lightly sanding the scratched area to blend in.

I forgot to mention, after timbermate has dried for 24 hrs, I sand the bulk off with 240 and then fine sand with 320 or 360. again carefully. sometimes I will sand the bulk off then wait a day to come back to the sanding, the main reason is because the first day I'm being super careful so I usually don't take enough timbermate off, when I come back the second day in the sunlight I can see how much more I can take off with without going through.

Thanks bro! Much appreciated. Your mate is gonna love this guitar, if he can prise it from your hands haha

[Andy40]

I actually have pretty much finished this one. Just deciding on a few tweeks here and there but I thought it turned out okay

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[JohnH]

That's come up a treat Andy

[jugglindan]

Whoa, that looks amazing! If I was building that for a mate I would be tempted to tell them to get their damn hands off, cause this is my guitar now.

[RagingBull]

Really nice guitar Andy. I reckon this one looks killer.