Quote Originally Posted by Mathew View Post
And now you mention it Rabbit, doing the 'trial' on the instrument itself seems stupid! But so far, things are coming together nicely.
Well like Simon said:

"And you can almost always go and strip a finish off a guitar/bass and start again if you want to. I have. It's hard work, but getting a much better finish the 2nd (or 3rd) time around is very rewarding. "

I'm just one of those people who spends 2 months faffing around for something that takes 2 minutes to actually do . Just go easy if you are going to polish the satin finish. A lot of satins go gloss with wear. Where I work they use a 2k poly clear as a satin. All it takes is a light rub with a grey scuff pad and it starts to take on a shine