very nice, the colour looks great
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very nice, the colour looks great
Here it is folks my attempt of french polishing.
Pics bellow are the result a couple hours of french polishing. I am using ready made Hard Shellac and cotton pad as applicator.
I have watched countless you tubes on how to french polish, but in reality its harder than it looks.
Anyway prior to this I have sanded the body up to 400 grid, then applied timbermate to seal the pores, sanded (400) to level the body. I then applied the dye and for deeper penetration I heated them up (in microwave for a couple of minutes). Sanded (800), another coat of dye, final sand (800), then french polishing. I am still uncertain how long I should wait between each coat.
but I've stopped after a couple hours of polishing and after noticing that the body cannot "take" the shellac anymore.
I'll let it rest for a while and do more polishing tomorrow.
That is looking pretty special already, very nice indeed.
Love the earthy green man. Reminds me of watermelon :p
Thats a beautiful finish
Scott you're too kind, but Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by WeirdBits
That's what my oldest boy said, and he added "try to draw black specs and make them like watermelon seeds!". I might that on board.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nickosaurus
But thanks man
Budi
Cheers TonyQuote:
Originally Posted by vh2580
Looks great!
that's damn fine Shellacing work Budi.
PK