JB4 - First kit

[emuflats]

Hi from Adelaide! Just received my first kit - JB4, am saving the unbox for this evening when I will have time to enjoy it
Looking forward to the adventure & asking tons of questions.

[Brendan]

Welcome low ender!

[G-Axe]

Good choice. Everyone needs a JB. Welcome aboard.

[Fretworn]

Welcome emuflats

[emuflats]

Thanks for the welcome. Been busy cleaning out the garage to make a workspace & sucking it up through a heatwave here in Adelaide. Mock build looks good, & I am going to try dye & tru oil for my finish - after the mega sanding of course.
During the heat I've been reading, reading & reading some more of the help & ideas in this awesome forum.
Have found an aussie site that sells some pretty nice graphic vinyl decals/stickers for laptops - which are perfect size for the scratchplate - the plain white ones don't grab me.

https://www.skinwraps.com.au/collect...-laptop?page=1

[emuflats]

First coat of dye is on! Am using Jacquard Basic Dyes - powdered aniline type dye mixed with metho. It looks a bit red, but is actually a burnt orange.

[emuflats]

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[emuflats]

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[emuflats]

Have now added 3 more coats of stain & am happy with the deep burnt orange colour. 3 full coats of Tru oil & the micro mesh pads have arrived. When I start to wet sand - what do I use for the "wet" & which grit to kick things off?

[DarkMark]

Have now added 3 more coats of stain & am happy with the deep burnt orange colour. 3 full coats of Tru oil & the micro mesh pads have arrived. When I start to wet sand - what do I use for the "wet" & which grit to kick things off?

First wet sand is after about 8 to 10 coats of Tru Oil. Here is a quote from Wazkelly helping me with the same question. The ‘wet’ is about 1L of water with a couple of drops of detergent to act as a surfactant. I soaked my paper in it for about 1 minute before using wrapped around a small firm but flexible piece of rubber. I got my sand paper from auto shops. Hope this helps.

Hi mate, looks about right however it is more how smooth it feels whilst wet that matters most. If you felt any slightly rough bits you may need to delicately go back over them again. Be careful as 1200 strips lots of finish off very quickly and you can easily end up stripping stain coats too.
You now have a good base to apply next 3 or 4 full strength coats before doing same with 1500 grit.
On my latest ES1 build i have done 1 x 1200 & 2 x 1500 wet sandings and will probably do the first of a few at 2000 tonight.
The aim is to smooth things off and not strip too much off. Obvious blemishes such as runs need to be sanded out otherwise they will be visible later on.
Cheers,Waz