Build#2 - DSCM

[phrozin]

Thanks SImon, had figured more than one application, just finished sanding the first coat and clearly needs another, after sanding, I wiped it down with metho, is a huge imporvement however, will get antoher coat on in the morning and let it sit all day, used the hardwood colour for first coat, will use mahogany for the next one or two, while its not hard to sand there is a lot to sand.

I am doing the heavy sanding with 240 then will finish use a 400 or maybe even 600 before any clear goes on, slow and steady for this one

don't use any fluid on wood to wipe it down it will swell the wood and more filler will be necessary, just use a tack rag to remove any dust, I'm not a fan of grain filling with Timbermate, there's a lot of misinformation about sandpaper grits what grit you use depends on which paper you use 240grit on aluminium oxides is a fine grit where 240grit with wet and dry is very course, and then you have garnet and glass paper, doing a guitar body you really want to use aluminium oxides and wet and dry for sanding a paint finish and steel wool for rubbing a wood for oil finishes horses for courses

[grantxx]

don't use any fluid on wood to wipe it down it will swell the wood and more filler will be necessary, just use a tack rag to remove any dust, I'm not a fan of grain filling with Timbermate, there's a lot of misinformation about sandpaper grits what grit you use depends on which paper you use 240grit on aluminium oxides is a fine grit where 240grit with wet and dry is very course, and then you have garnet and glass paper, doing a guitar body you really want to use aluminium oxides and wet and dry for sanding a paint finish and steel wool for rubbing a wood for oil finishes horses for courses

Had no real issues was a really light wipe over with metho, but cant say I am overly impressed with timber mate, seemed to shrink alot had to do 3 times, and still was not perfect.

Ended up wet sanding it with the wipe on poly, seemed to work really well.