First build - TL-1TH

[phrozin]

Cut, polish, and hand buff done.


The finish feels silky smooth to touch, has a good high gloss, and I think it looks good. I would grade it a B. With the light at the right angle, there are orange peel remnants that prevent me from achieving a true mirror-like reflection. In hindsight skipping wet sanding with 600 and 1200 wasn't a good idea. Working up through the micromesh grades did a great job polishing what it could, but I needed to go harder at the early stages. There is no way I am going to go back to 600 or 1200 now since I am happy with the result, but I think that I have learned enough to get an A or A+ finish next time I use lacquer.

However, this is just me being critical for the sake of improving next time. I like the finish I have, and it's exactly what I had in mind from the start.

On reflection I think the nearly 2 months drying time really helped as well. During the entire sanding and polishing process the paint surface felt hard and sanded well.

I also cut, polished, and buffed the headstock but not the neck as I didn't want to affect the nice semi-gloss sanded effect.

Looks to me you have done a good job that from what I can see in the picture that's an A my friend, waiting so long before you cut and polish was a good thing, only thing id say is don't go the 600 just go to 800 and soap then straight to a 2000g then polish. You have done a great job and you did it all the right way and the paint looks like the flake is even and not mottled, one of the best finish I've seen on the forums 👌👌👌👌