T-Bird JM 1

[pablopepper]

180 grit will go straight through the finish. You don't want that. I haven't had much experience with wudtone, but are you being thorough enough with your steel wooling?

[wokkaboy]

Peter I'd try and sand it with maybe 220/240 grit, see how that goes. Then try more coats of T-bird. I wouldn't mix any white into the T-bird, try and get some deep colour into the body first. Steel wool just takes any rough material off for the next coat but maybe drop the steel woolling between coats till you get some colour depth

[x.yamaha]

Thanks gents for comments. Went a bit radical, sanded back to bare wood. One word of warning. I used wet and dry for 120 grit with water and looks like it made sap stain come out (small black dots)> Not worried about them they disappear under the blue a bit but if you were doing light colour then maybe not so good. My suggestions for T Bird. Don't use "base coat" as a base coat it seals the wood too much. I reckon it should only be used to cut the blue down in hues (why would you do that?). Final grit was 180 (dry only) and then only to get some rough stuff off left by 120. Going for matt finish anyway so not worried about not being piano smooth. Also suggest not over doing steel wool (0000) between coats, it really polishes the surface. Anyway back to bare wood seems to have done the trick. Mind you it sucked up the colour so may not have enough for second coat. Such is life.

[x.yamaha]

/<\\/p>[]<\\/p>/Quote from BenWA on September 10, 2014, 08:44
i guess the white base is the issue here. did the tbird come with deep colour in the kit? cos i think your meant to soak that in first then the top layers bring out the full colour.

nice kit though and interesting bridge, another one im considering for my next kit if i dont go with another tele

Yes Ben I think the white base is the problem here. It is labelled "base coat" but I think it is only meant to be used to "dilute" the blue colour (make less blue). T Bird does not come with deep base tint so I reckon the blue (diluted with white if you want) is the first coat or coats then the finish coats. They are a great looking kit and pick guard pre-loaded.

[BenWA]

ah ok thats a bit confusing. the colour looks absolutely amazing now though!

[wokkaboy]

well done Peter that colour looks superb. Worth the effort to sand back to bare timber

[gavinturner]

The colour is looking fantastic now Peter! Well done with the fix. Should look amazing now against that red pickguard!

cheers,
Gav.

[pablopepper]

Excellent result. Well worth the extra effort.

[x.yamaha]

Thanks gents. Had just enough blue to darken up a few lighter patches. Very happy with result now.

[wokkaboy]

good stuff Pete, pics after the last coat ?
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