First Ever Build - SV1

[Bakersdozen]

Can anyone recommend an alternative to using water for wet sanding?

Hey mate! You could use gum turps.

[a_novice]

Thanks Bakersdozen will check it out. I’m paranoid that water will damage or lift the finish either around peg holes or on the front body around pickup and bridge cutouts.

It does say for oil based but I’m using acrylic...

[Bakersdozen]

Thanks Bakersdozen will check it out. I’m paranoid that water will damage or lift the finish either around peg holes or on the front body around pickup and bridge cutouts.

It's easy to do. I've done it before on end grain and it's a pain in the butt to remedy

[a_novice]

It's easy to do. I've done it before on end grain and it's a pain in the butt to remedy

Yeah I’m super stressed about it.

[a_novice]

I guess another question would be do you have to wet sand at all? Does anyone dry sand with no load sandpaper (if so what and where did you get it) it does anyone skip and go straight to cut and polish?

[a_novice]

OK, managed to finish the clear coat on the body today, so now time to let it cure enough before wet sanding. Will use the time to finish off designing my decal and getting the headstock sorted.

For the wet sanding, was thinking of starting off with 1200 and then 2000, does that seem reasonable? I had a run on the back on the very last spray but other than that the body has come up really well.

Then the old Meguiars to cut and polish.

[ILRGuitars]

I've used Micro Mesh pads for my wet polishing and they have worked a treat. Always use water as it acts as a lubricant. But you better fix the run first.

[a_novice]

I've used Micro Mesh pads for my wet polishing and they have worked a treat. Always use water as it acts as a lubricant. But you better fix the run first.

With the run won’t it be fixed as part of the wet sanding process as the run is the clear coat acrylic?

[FrankenWashie]

With the run won’t it be fixed as part of the wet sanding process as the run is the clear coat acrylic?

Block the run out first, then smooth the rest.

[a_novice]

Block the run out first, then smooth the rest.

Got you, yep. I’ll let the body cure for a couple of weeks then block sand the runs then sand all over.

Hopefully I get the headstock and decal done while I’m waiting for the body. Plan to order some Tru Oil as well so I can do the neck. After that. Slowly, slowly..... :-)