Mark, you're really going for it aren't you, keen to see the result!
How much times between coats and do you always lightly sand back before the next?
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Mark, you're really going for it aren't you, keen to see the result!
How much times between coats and do you always lightly sand back before the next?
Hi RocknRolf. For about the last ten coats I felt like the poly was thicker than when I started (evaporating solvent?) so I added a good tip of mineral turpentine to the tin which helped me apply nice thin layers.
My technique is to lay the guitar flat, do the face, lightly do the sides to remove any runs and let it sit for about an hour before hanging. After about six hours (or the next day-the weather has been cold in Perth) I do the back and lightly do the side again.
I’ve only wet sanded where I have documented it in my diary.
This is by no means a definitive method, but it works for me. Other people will undoubtedly have variations on the above...and they will be just as correct.
I’m sure you’ll find your own method. I find if I apply too many coats without sanding it gets ridges and drips. If I sand too soon or too often I hit wood. It’s a balancing act for me.
Good luck!
Thank you,
Balancing act, right, got ya.
I'll see how I go!
Ok tailpiece, it’s you and me! (Palms get sweaty, eye starts to twitch).
I made so many ‘learning experiences’ last time I tried to make a tailpiece that I think I’ve exhausted all possible ‘learning experiences’.
Finally got my foot in a photo.
Safety first. As I’m sure FW knows I am using the drill press to mark the thickness I am planing down to.
Shape roughly cut. So far so good.
Something like this...with some Japan Brown.