Ok it's been awhile on this build because of the problems with the other one but this is where I am at:
- 1 coat of timbermate over the whole body. I can't see any obvious blemishes over the body. Maybe it was 2 coats, a few beers were involved back then so I'm not absolutely sure haha. I'm on 320 at this stage.
I have seen a video on raising the grain after sanding which uses denatured alcohol(metho) to achieve this and then hit it with 320 again. Then move up to 400 and repeat with the metho with each grit as you go up. Apparently it raises the fine fibres so they can be carefully brushed off to give a smooth finish.
I'm thinking about trying this but here are some photos first.
Front:
See the white dots that don't look so great beside the control cavity, any thoughts on fixing this: