Rob's JB-5RF

**Andy40** · 24-10-2016, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by ThreeBbass

Thanks for the advice Andy ... very helpful.
Not sure if I have the patience to wait for 9 coats to cure ... in the tutorial vid DB says he likes to leave each coat for a week between layers!

I think I'll be keeping the swear-jar on standby ...

yeah i'd believe that, and you also should remember that DB is talking about WA climate, hot and dry. I would wait at least a week per coat and check it after that. I usually try to level out all bumps in each finish coat with 2000 grit wet before the next DT final as the bumps are cumulative. If you take them off as you go you'll get a smoother last coat.

Look the patience required is not for everybody, there are other options. but its up to you.

**ThreeBbass** · 24-10-2016, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by Andy40

yeah i'd believe that, and you also should remember that DB is talking about WA climate, hot and dry. I would wait at least a week per coat and check it after that. I usually try to level out all bumps in each finish coat with 2000 grit wet before the next DT final as the bumps are cumulative. If you take them off as you go you'll get a smoother last coat.

Look the patience required is not for everybody, there are other options. but its up to you.

Thanks Andy, patience is a virtue!
I'll take it a coat at a time and see how it goes. I already had a #$%&!! moment on the neck with the wet 'n dry, after I took off a bit more than I wanted to ... but the final outcome is great.

I've recently ordered my next PBG build, but it won't be arriving until Feb 'cause it's a special, so I've got plenty of time to get this one right.

p.s. yes, very lucky to have the back deck at our place! Nice environment to work in.

**gavinturner** · 24-10-2016, 01:02 PM

Looking amazing with the clear coats!

cheers,
Gav.

**wazkelly** · 24-10-2016, 08:06 PM

Good advice from Andy, particularly with 2000 wet sand between each coat as any coarser will strip it in no time as DT can tend to be quite soft.

On my first build I had an oh dear moment after using 0000 steel wool (and as a result never used that crap again since) and wet sanded with around 600 or 800 and in a blink went through to bare timber in a few spots and right through most layers of intensifier in others. Plenty of swear words but more due to the loss of colour and the time and effort required to bring it back to the same standard.

Best to take things very slow and carefully with DT, a bit like the hare and the tortoise as quick will most likely take longer to cure and finish overall.

**ThreeBbass** · 30-10-2016, 01:34 PM

I decided that 2 coats of the DT finish are enough for the body ... it's smooth, but still feels "woody", which is what I was hoping for.

I've now put everything together and I'm pretty pleased with the result.