EX-1L Custom, First Pit Bull Kit guitar

[tobagon]

I know it's hard to tell from the distance, especially since English is not my first language. Thank you so much for trying.

I'm in at approx 15 coats maybe and did sand in between every now and then. Starting with i think 240 or 320 grid, up to 400 and then continuing with micro mesh up to 3200.
With that it got smooth, but also more satin. I could tell that the finish was not even because there were still some glossy parts, though.

I have attached the images and I hope it becomes more apparent of what I was talking about. With the streaks I meant the "uneveness" of the newest coat following the strokes of how I applied the oil.

In the first image it now seems to me like there's something in the oil. Maybe it's dust?

[wazkelly]

I know it's hard to tell from the distance, especially since English is not my first language. Thank you so much for trying.

I'm in at approx 15 coats maybe and did sand in between every now and then. Starting with i think 240 or 320 grid, up to 400 and then continuing with micro mesh up to 3200.
With that it got smooth, but also more satin. I could tell that the finish was not even because there were still some glossy parts, though.

I have attached the images and I hope it becomes more apparent of what I was talking about. With the streaks I meant the "uneveness" of the newest coat following the strokes of how I applied the oil.

In the first image it now seems to me like there's something in the oil. Maybe it's dust?

Sometimes the TO can go 'off' in the bottle once it has been opened for a while or when temp has been higher than usual. What Simon said also makes sense as you need to make sure each application is as clean as possible.

Tend to think you may have skipped up through the fine grits a bit too quick and suggest doing a wet sand with 1200. If feeling brave maybe you could use a 50:50 Tru Oil to Mineral Turps solution as the wetting agent and do a wet sand and next coat application all in the same process. Need to be careful things don't dry out too much when doing this....it still needs to be fairly wet and shiny, just as it would be when applying with a small scrap of cloth.

Thinning TO down means more overall coats will be required as it is amazing how many you strip off on each wet sand (with water) and even more when doing the final polish. On my last build (ES1) I was under a tight time frame to complete and instead of using 50:50 thinning ratio just added a few drops of turps as that gave just a slight watery mix but still thick enough to provide better coverage. Once you have done 15-16 thick coats with a couple of wet sands in between, maybe you could switch up to 1500 grit, and somewhere after 20 coats it is time to move up to 2000 grit. Best to save anything higher for doing the final polishing only otherwise it becomes too shiny for subsequent coats to grip onto.

Cheers, Waz