Good to see the ball rolling on this Doc!
Good to see the ball rolling on this Doc!
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Originally Posted by stan
Cheers, I'm glad I'm finally making some substantial progress on my build, I just spent the last few hours sanding off the Ebony Timbermate from the body and I reckon it's ready for the Dingotone Coolangatta Gold MkII finish, I'm just about to take a couple of pics of the body as it is.
Update:
Seeing as the Ebony Timbermate had dried, I decided to go ahead and sand it off again, here's what the body looks like now after a few hours of sanding, I reckon it's ready for the application of the Dingotone Coolangatta Gold MkII finish, I might do that tomorrow since it's getting a bit late tonight.
Pics of the body sanded back:
Good stuff, Doc, you'll see some nice contrast when you apply the CG!
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Update:
Well, temptation got the better of me so I decided to apply the DT Coolangatta Gold stain, to say that it's already looking awesome is an understatement, well I think so anyway, I had an OMG!! moment just after I started applying it, here's what the guitar body looks like now:
I agree Doc, this is looking mighty fine. The timbermate has worked a treat. How good is it when the grain pops in front of your eyes! Keep up the good work
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nice work Doc you have it popping
Lookin good! How good is the fragrance Doc?
The humidity up there looks pretty full on over the next week or so. I didn't find that it effected the application of the stain coats, but watch out when you apply the intensifying coat (and any final coats) - nice and thin and wait a long time (I know its hard).
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That is looking superb Doc! I really love the grain figuring along the upper bout, how it sweeps forward across the top of the guitar. I'm curios to see how it comes up with curing and re-application of stain.
I think i was too liberal in the application to start with and possibly on the too thin side of Optimum consistency. Or i am just impatient and hamfisted. Little from column A and a little from column B perhaps.
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