Another sanding query

Under the sealer cap of my Lazarus project I can detect a maple top with a slight tiger stripe to it.

I have been sanding the top from bout to neck cavity, but should I be sanding along this apparent grain instead?

can you please post a pic Bass Guy ?
sounds like you may have struck gold with the tiger stripe

probably best DB or Gav advise you but I'd probably sand with the grain of the tiger stripe, which sounds like the grain goes perpendicular to the neck direction ?

Yes the stripe is latitudinal. Seems I may have a lot of sealer cap to get through first though....
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...e4ej-image.jpg

yes El, I'd sand the sealer cap off first, and then check with DB/Gav whether you sand with the stripes latitudinal which makes sense
Good luck sanding, you may have to look up the last step of DB's sanding mantra !

Better shot in better light.

I figure that as the guitar is still in three dimensions, I have a lot of sanding to do.... ;)
http://pitbullguitars.com/wp-content...um2z-image.jpg

Hey Bassguy, the grain actually runs opposite to to tiger stripe....

Sand sand sand and sand again. When you are tired of sanding.......... :)
But do be careful not to sand through the cap.
This may be the first and only time you will ever hear me say this.
Gulp, shudder, it may be best to sp..sp...spray, Wince, ni....ni..ni.. nope, I just can't bring myself to say it...
Might be time for t....tr....trAAAAAARG!
I am so going to be sent to sit in the corner for this...
That oil starting with T...Dammit.
I am now going to go and sit in the corner for the next hour and think about what I just said........ :(

Good man DB, self regulation is the way to go! You should be able to come out now....

Now that the corner is free, you need some Blue Boil on that ......or something that rhymes! My turn......

Yep.... Only fifteen minutes and you can come out of the naughty corner Gav....

Soooooo....sanding the way that I was originally, but don't sand through the sealing cap?