Waz's MMB-4

[JohnH]

Man, that looks great. For some reason I didn't think you could use Meguiars, etc on TO finishes. Good to know

[wazkelly]

Man, that looks great. For some reason I didn't think you could use Meguiars, etc on TO finishes. Good to know

Hi John, guilty as charged your honour - I have used TO on all 6 builds with Meguairs as the main polishing agent used after doing the micro mesh wet sanding. On the Swampcaster I also experimented with Brasso and Nu Finish.

Brasso is very abrasive for a liquid polish and is good for stripping back lumpy bits which quite often occur when ragging on TO, particular in hot or humid conditions. Nu Finish is like the fine scratch stuff some other folk use and just adds that little bit more mirror like zing.

[JohnH]

Hi John, guilty as charged your honour - I have used TO on all 6 builds with Meguairs as the main polishing agent used after doing the micro mesh wet sanding. On the Swampcaster I also experimented with Brasso and Nu Finish.

Brasso is very abrasive for a liquid polish and is good for stripping back lumpy bits which quite often occur when ragging on TO, particular in hot or humid conditions. Nu Finish is like the fine scratch stuff some other folk use and just adds that little bit more mirror like zing.

I'll have to give them a crack on my LP build. If I get mine looking even half as nice as yours, I'll be happy!

[wazkelly]

I'll have to give them a crack on my LP build. If I get mine looking even half as nice as yours, I'll be happy!

Hi John, the trick is to have lots of thin TO coats to work with. Suggest laying 4-6 thick ones, light 1500 wet sand, then 6 - 8 coats diluted 50/50 with turps, another 1500 wet sand, same again and then step up to 2000 grit for the next wet sand. If all looks nice and flat, go for gold with the micro mesh pads and then start with Meguiars.

Every now and then you may burn through too much and thankfully TO is quite forgiving in applying small touch ups that can be easily blended into the existing finish with a bit of patience and finesse.

Lost count how many coats this one has....probably 30 or 40 and have 2 minor spots that need a bit more TO as the final polish just started to go too deep in those places.