NON-PBG - LP Build Diary for DIY Guitars GLP-40BBK

[Alkay]

G'day mate. Looks like you may have sanded a bit too hard and also had a bit of bubbling too. No big deal as you can either lightly scuff sand with 0000 steel wool and apply a few more coats of TO or just lay some down on top of where things are at. TO is mostly quite forgiving with each subsequent coat provided ones underneath are OK.

With the wet sanding, starting with 1500, make sure you have lots of water, no more than 3 back and forth light passes, wipe off the milky liquid, and then feel with fingers for smoothness. Repeat until it feels smooth with no lumpy bits then move on to the next level of grit which should most likely be 2000, then onto the micro mesh pads but only after being left for a very long time to cure.

On my last couple of builds, wet sanded up to 2000 then applied just 2 or 3 more very thin coats to bring on the glassy finish so that the micro mesh pads had something to work with rather than cutting down through the layers after the 2000 sanding. Hopes this makes sense?

Hi everyone it's been awhile so I thought I would post a couple of pics. Cheers wazkelly for the last tip.
I felt there wasn't enough TO on it so I got up to about 34 coats and it has been drying in the garage for a bit over a month now.
The weather here has been fairly cold and I think it's dry now. There doesn't seem to be strong TO odor now but it is slightly noticeable. Its definately dry to the touch anyway.
I think I'm ready to try 1500 and 2000 wet sanding now as wazkelly suggested.
Then do another 2 or 3 coats of TO, wait another month to dry and then start with the micro mesh?
Anyway, here's some pics:







Cheers,
Alkay.