Hey folks,
me AGAIN with another question... Hoping for your precious advice!
As I don't have a way to apply a spray on finish, I settled for wipe on finishes, like tru oil or wipe on varnish.
My issue with it is that I must be doing something wrong regarding the thickness of the finish. Everywhere I'm reading, people are done with a few coats of poly varnish, like 3 - 5.
I'm not exaggerating but I think I applied like 50 or more coats of wipe on poly and I STILL managed to burn through the finish while polishing. Twice! HOW? I mean, I might just be dumb. Fair assumption. Or I'm just doing it wrong, in this case, there could be light on the end of the tunnel :-)
I mixed my own wipe on varnish with polyurethan and turps, with varying thicknesses. I wiped it on thinly, then let it dry, and applied wet on tack (means, when the surface is ALMOST dry but still a tiny bit tacky, I applied the next coat).
Then, in between every few coats, I'd sand it lightly. First, I used various grades of "sanding fleeces" (probably most comparable to artificial steel wool or scotch brite pads), and when it reached some state of evenness, I sanded with 1000 grid, 2000 grid, 3000 grid. After this, I used Meguiar's cutting component and Meguiar's polish.
It went very well, except for the fact that I burn through on one spot. Even after all these coats... I have no idea how thick my finish is, but it yellowed my guitar significantly, so I actually thought the coat must be quite substantial.
Any advice, tips, hints, on what I am doing wrong?
I'm hesitant to slap on thick coats with a brush or something, because of dust and dog hair. No matter how much I clean before, it's impossible to keep it clean here. So I thought many thinner coats are better here (which is true in regards of dirt), but there must be a way in between to get a beautiful finish without wiping on a million coats and then still burn through while finishing....
Thanks!