ES in I am not sure what happened but i like it by Dingobass

[keloooe]

I was only wondering so I can plan out how many Goldenrod coats I want, I will do anything from 3-6 Goldenrod coats to match the DO

[wokkaboy]

Quote from keloooe on April 8, 2013, 16:36
I was only wondering so I can plan out how many Goldenrod coats I want, I will do anything from 3-6 Goldenrod coats to match the DO

the golden rod only has a base coat. If you bought a sunburst wudtone kit you may not get as much in the bottle as if you bought the golden rod outright, depends how much of the guitar will have golden rod but you will be lucky to get 6 coats. See how you go Pest. 1st coat is always very thirsty

[keloooe]

Well, I got Goldenrod Outer so I should be alright for 3 coats, we'll see when I get rid of the dings that somehow appear magically...

[wokkaboy]

Quote from keloooe on April 8, 2013, 16:50
Well, I got Goldenrod Outer so I should be alright for 3 coats, we'll see when I get rid of the dings that somehow appear magically...

what about back and sides, what colour will they be ?

I forgot its a reverse 'irish' burst

[keloooe]

Oh yes, the back and sides will be Goldenrod as well... Yep, probably going to have to blend the colours with the DO...

[Gavin1393]

With the deep coats, I try and go over and over the body the first time around until the wood can take no more...so in effect I might actually do three or four coats on the first application. I try and put it on as thin as possible with each coat. One think I have wondered about it whether the sides especially at the cutaways, should be sanded one grade finer because it often seems to suck up way more paint than the front and back. Thoughts?

[dingobass]

I have wondered the same thing, and last build I did go finer but it still sucked the Wudtone up.

[wokkaboy]

Quote from dingobass on April 8, 2013, 21:39
I have wondered the same thing, and last build I did go finer but it still sucked the Wudtone up.

I tend to agree Gav and DB, I wudtoned my new SG-1F 1st coat lastnight and the sides and cut away are thirsty and seem to require more wudtone to get an even finish.
Can you go finer than 0000 steel wool to sand these areas ? photocopy paper DB ?

[keloooe]

Got a plan now! Just keep applying Wudtone until I run out, or the colour looks best to me!

[wokkaboy]

Quote from keloooe on April 9, 2013, 09:09
Got a plan now! Just keep applying Wudtone until I run out, or the colour looks best to me!

you may run out of golden rod before dark onyx Pest if you are doing back/sides and top edges as there is no deep coat in golden rod. I see dark onyx has a deep colour and base coat so it will go further. You may want to reconsider your colour scheme and use more dark onyx than golden rod as you will get more coats out of the dark onyx.
You could do a standard sunburst on the back ie golden rod centre and dark onyx edge of back and possibly body edges and cutaway. Just a suggestion. You will be amazed how much the 1st coat soaks in though.

You got rid of the glue yet ?