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    looking good. How long to you leave it to cure?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fender3x View Post
    looking good. How long to you leave it to cure?
    I will leave it about a week. I find this has been long enough for water-based poly. Folks using Oil-based poly leave it for a few (3-4) weeks to gas-off I think!
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    That's intersting. My water based poly says it needs at least 3 weeks (General Finishes High Performance). Curious what you are using?

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    I'm using Cabot's Clear Water Based Polyurethane. But, I'm not sure where I got this from! The spec sheet does not mention curing time.
    PitBull Builds: FVB-4, LP-1SS, FBM-1, AG-2, TB-4, SSCM-1, TLA-1, TL-1TB, STA-1HT, DSCM-1 Truckster, ST-1, STA-1, MBM-1.

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    The little voices in my head keep telling me "build more guitars"

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    FYI I used Cabots on my favorite spalted maple bass, and it was good in a couple of days! I pretty much use exclusively water-based paints and surface treatment.. so much more forgiving for my amateur hands!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim Rattigan View Post
    FYI I used Cabots on my favorite spalted maple bass, and it was good in a couple of days! I pretty much use exclusively water-based paints and surface treatment.. so much more forgiving for my amateur hands!
    I know that TD sprays his on. Is that how you apply it as well. Looking for something I can wipe or brush on indoors...

    I like the sound of it, and folks seem to get good results with Cabots. My quick search was not terribly successful. I am not sure the product I was looking at was the same one that appears on the dot-au site for Cabots. Also it seems only available here in gallons. The price for a gallon was MUCH better than what I have been using...but I'd like to make sure it's the right stuff before making that sort of commitment ;-)

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