Well, probably a bit too soon but after sanding the body back flat 9 days ago I've given the body its first polish and it's come up pretty shiny. I'll give it another one in a week or so.





Now back working on the neck. I wasn't happy with the patchiness of the amber lacquer due to runs that I hadn't managed to remove evenly, so today I stripped it back to bare wood everywhere apart from the fretboard and headstock face and have started respraying it with amber before doing clear coats.

Typical that the first coat with the neck hanging vertically ran (I think I used a high volume nozzle on the aerosol can I was using by mistake). So that has been sanded back again and another first coat has been applied (with the neck lying flat). This one is fine and I'm going very easy with the spray.

They are forecasting 9-10 days of good weather in a row (some will be a bit hot for guitar work), so should be able to progress this well over the next few days.