True Rose

[wokkaboy]

Kane, could be a number of reasons why the clear hasn't fully hardened, maybe sub coats weren't given enough curing time. Looks a treat though ur LP, well done

[adam]

I've been admiring this one for a while now, very tasty. Look forward to seeing more photos.

[kanelangmaid]

Thanks Wokks. Really been scratching my head of the prep on this one compared to my strat. 3 coats on one day followed by 3 on the next. Mind you this was only a few weeks ago in WA when the weather was warm. Waited until late so temp was around 28deg. Keep thinking maybe not quite heavy enough coats but not that much lighter than the strat. Maybe just not as many, only went 6 coats of clear total so by the time of some light fine sanding and polishing it wasn't enough. It more like 8+ with my strat.
I have also considered the timber. Compared to my test pine piece the paulownia only needed one coat with stain where the pine needed two to have same colour depth. Maybe this wood absorbs the clear coats different as well.

Adam, you now have the first Feb GOTM. Cheers.

[wokkaboy]

Kane I think the answer is what you just told me, 3 coats of clear per day for 2 days in a row seems a bit too frequent, I'd think each coat of clear needs more time than 8 hours to cure. That would explain why the top clear surface is still a little soft. Unless you are drying these coats with an infra red system ?
I would personally give it at least 24 hours between single coats.

[kanelangmaid]

Just posted some updated sound files over in the demo area