Too true. There are a heap of little things (imperfections) on factory produced guitars that would likely go unnoticed until we start building our own and tend to become microscopically critical with our work.The first thing to do is to go into a guitar shop and look equally closely at their stock...
After I started spraying my finishes with a gun, I became super critical of my results because I couldn't (still can't) lay down a clearcoat perfectly flat (ie: zero orange peel).
Suddenly my eyes became near obsessively focused on paint jobs on cars in carparks. It was then I started to see brand new automobiles that had noticeable orange peel. Not horrible mind you, but it was there, and I began to feel less crappy about the quality of my own work. I guess taking comfort in knowing it's not just me, and maybe I don't totally suck after all. (still working on that last part btw)
I don't recall seeing this issue on my PRS-1TS kit, but looking at it, I'd think some careful scraping or sanding would clean it up. I do know I sanded the join between the veneer and binding well before I applied alcohol based dye, but I'm sure it was just me being thorough, not trying to fix anything. FWIW, my top coat is Tru Oil.
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