Andy40's TLA-1R Build

[FrankenWashie]

Ahhh........the dreaded DT curse strikes yet again.

Always bit me on about the 4th to 5th intensifier coat when I was just a tad too greedy chasing the holy grail of all finishes.

Yeah....i think i'm at that point about now.....

[Andy40]

Putting too much DT Finish on

Meet what happens when greed and inexperience have a baby.



Yup too much DT final coat.

It was difficult to sand back as you inevitably take off some stain. I sanded back with 600 grit then 1200 grit.



Its heartbreaking, frustrating and saddening. buuuuut the punishment kinda fits the crime.

[wazkelly]

Putting too much DT Finish on

Meet what happens when greed and inexperience have a baby.



Yup too much DT final coat.

It was difficult to sand back as you inevitably take off some stain. I sanded back with 600 grit then 1200 grit.



Its heartbreaking, frustrating and saddening. buuuuut the punishment kinda fits the crime.

Been there, done that too.

All too often it is heading in the right direction then disaster strikes and wonder whether you are you still a DT Disciple given this latest set back?

[Andy40]

Re-stain



Lookin' pretty good after about a day already. I'll probs do another intensifier coat before starting the finals again.

[Andy40]

Final Neck Coat

In contrast the neck coats have been going along well. I think because they harden more, they are a bit more forgiving if you apply too much and need to sand it back.



That will make it two thin neck coats with 2000 grit in between over the decals. I'll see how this one hardens but i think it will be the last one. if so I'll probs leave for 21 days or month and then cut and polish. If not I'll just put one more thin coat over the headstock face and back only as the neck is pretty much perfect

[Andy40]

lol @ DT Diciple. I can say in the hour or so it took me to carefully sand it off I was contemplating other finishes. but i've decided to forge ahead. I think i've had problems with all finishes I've tried anyway and I didn't find tru-oil that forgiving for me.

This problem really had nothing to do with drying times or humidity or the product, just my own fault. I knew the consequences, as people have said countless times. the problem is "thin" coats is a subjective term.

I think i understand what a "thin" coat means now. but we will see.

I think I may have developed a way to apply it evenly all over without putting too much on. I tested this method on the neck and with the stain coat and both have dried evenly and quickly. I'll test it again with one intensifying coat then i'll move to the finish coat again. If I make it I'll do a tutorial, if I don't, I suspect, I'll just try again...

Besides Waz...what else am I going to do with all that DT finish I've got now?

...and I'm addicted to the aroma....I need my weekly fix

[J.P]

Nice recovery Andy, I think I would have lost my Sh@$t !

[Andy40]

Nice recovery Andy, I think I would have lost my Sh@$t !

A couple of builds ago I would have J.P (like a chimpanzee in a china shop), but the biggest skill that I've learned in building PBG guitars is patience and a multitude of methods in order to go away and come back level headed. (without going back to the ciggies)

Its funny, of all the skills I thought I'd teach myself, I did not think of patience as the key

[andrewdosborne]

A couple of builds ago I would have J.P (like a chimpanzee in a china shop), but the biggest skill that I've learned in building PBG guitars is patience and a multitude of methods in order to go away and come back level headed. (without going back to the ciggies)

Its funny, of all the skills I thought I'd teach myself, I did not think of patience as the key

Same here, my patience levels have increased dramatically since building guitars. My last 'trying moment' was with Tru Oil finish on LP-Jnr. It decided to go patchy on me during wet sanding. Required a full sand back and re-stain....

[wazkelly]

Bummer....... Acknowledge TO does come with it's own unique set of problems too. Impatience seems to be a common denominator in most of theses finish dramas.