SG-2 by Nitroburner1000

[nitroburner1000]

looking sweet as Nitro, that neck is looking pretty shiny after 4 coats, are those pics after it's cured or just applied ?

just applied, ill post some when its dry but its still a nice satin lustre, just not soo glossy

[wokkaboy]

good stuff Nitro, so assume that's Miniwax gloss oil based ?

that veneer is going to look special after some clear coats

[nitroburner1000]

good stuff Nitro, so assume that's Miniwax gloss oil based ?

that veneer is going to look special after some clear coats

yes Woks, oil based, but dries very fast. Thanks, i cant wait to get the clear coats on.

[nitroburner1000]

Just a side point for anyone who wants some wipe on poly, make your own......

[nitroburner1000]

Disaster....use the clear filler, left it overnight and checked it the next morning and it had crazed and turned white not clear. Aagghh. Left it till the weekend, still the same so spent 4 hrs sanding it all off and picking it out the cracks, used water and a scraper and sandpaper. Hope i havvnt wrecked the veneer. Went a little bit through the veneer when i was sanding, on one of the edges. Will post pics tonight.

[stan]

ouch, clear coats and fillers seem to be the most difficult thing to get right and cure properly

[nitroburner1000]

ouch, clear coats and fillers seem to be the most difficult thing to get right and cure properly

I hear ya mate.

[nitroburner1000]

so here what happened to the clear filler that i used



Any way i spent 4 hours sanding it back and picking it out of the cracks.
So i did some samples this time. which i should of done in the first place!

This image is of thinned down timbermate with black stain added



The next is of aquaclear wth black stain added



The last is of just the clear aquacoat

[nitroburner1000]

i decided on the thinned down stained Timbermate which i applied with a rag and buffed and wiped off the access.



I sanded back a section and applied some metho to simulate the clear...i think it will look ok after another thin coat or two of timbermate to build up coats and wipe off to fill the cracks only.

[nitroburner1000]

herea a few pics of the neck with 4 coats of wipe on poly dry, and the fretboard with the same but only 1 coat so far.