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I HAD finished the neck, sides and back simply with enamel and polish.
Yesterday after the 5th coat of poly went onto the front I said to self "Not good enough :-("
So I cut all of the black back with 1,200 grit and laid another coat of black.
Today everything had another sand and now the front has 6 coats of poly and the rest so far has 1.

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It is really begining to pop. Isn't it amazing how it begins to look as soon as you get past those base coats? Then when you buff...WOW!

Good work. Keep it rolling!
 
RVA said:
Yep. If you use the stuff i posted, here is the run down:

- coats 5-10 minutes apart until it has a sufficient amount for 1 application. If you wait for longer than that, wait 24-36 hours and light sand before next application, with 1,000 grit. Wait approx 2 weeks before full buff to shine.
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Carefully checking previous comments and my my, how things have developed (changed) over the weeks.
Double checking this point as most advice was about my previous intention to use TruOil. Now I'm building up daily coats of poly with a 1,200 grit wet sand between each.
The QUESTION is after the last coat should I wet sand to double check for blemishes then as advised above let it sit for 2 weeks before buffing to a shine ... or also hold off on that last wet sand for 2 weeks???
My desire to final sand before the 2 week curing time is to check for blemishes and fix before the 2 week hardening period.
 
gasket said:
Carefully checking previous comments and my my, how things have developed (changed) over the weeks.
Double checking this point as most advice was about my previous intention to use TruOil. Now I'm building up daily coats of poly with a 1,200 grit wet sand between each.
The QUESTION is after the last coat should I wet sand to double check for blemishes then as advised above let it sit for 2 weeks before buffing to a shine ... or also hold off on that last wet sand for 2 weeks???
My desire to final sand before the 2 week curing time is to check for blemishes and fix before the 2 week hardening period.
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Do not touch it after the last coat. Wait until it is cured. You will note that internet chats will say 2 weeks, but the product only says that cure time may vary based on temp, humidity, etc. 2 weeks is a good baseline, but the best test is SMELL. See if you can still smell the product gassing after 2 weeks. If it still smells like the product, wait until it doesn't
 
RVA said:
Do not touch it after the last coat. Wait until it is cured. You will note that internet chats will say 2 weeks, but the product only says that cure time may vary based on temp, humidity, etc. 2 weeks is a good baseline, but the best test is SMELL. See if you can still smell the product gassing after 2 weeks. If it still smells like the product, wait until it doesn't
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That advice is clear and I'd be dumber than most suspect if I don't take it.
Thanks a lot, remember until a week or so back I didn't know what poly was now thanks to you I'm a leading authority on the subject, ;-) Haaa haaa!
 
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The finish is now hard and a couple of days away from the final sand and polish. Today I took opportunity to correctly slot the nut and make a bridge.
BUMMER, I couldn't get the action low enough so after a bit of a think decided to mill timber off the surface the cone sits on and in turn drop the bridge.

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This shot shows a witness mark of old level.

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Getting close now, hope to have finished this coming week.

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Pure brilliance, sinking the cone to drop the action.
Well executed as well. Very impressive results all across the board.
Five thumbs up, Mr. Gasket. Loving where this project has headed.
 
Looking real good there Mr. G. I'd cut those string ends off before ya scratch that pretty headstock :eek:
 
Mr Grumpy said:
looking really good.
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eSGEe said:
Coming along very very nicely !!!
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Truss_rod said:
It's lookin pretty sharp gasket.
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Mr G, eSGEe, & TR thanks for positive words.

Hackmaster said:
Pure brilliance, sinking the cone to drop the action.
Well executed as well. Very impressive results all across the board.
Five thumbs up, Mr. Gasket. Loving where this project has headed.
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H-master, you with your invaluable early help were the one who inspired me to put my head down and fight on regardless of the hiccups.
John Lennon said, “There are no problems, only solutions”, I do enjoy finding solutions.

syscokid said:
You must have a lot of patience with that dremel.
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I was taken back at how easy that little slot-drill worked as an end-mill. The hardest part was making the decision to attack it :-)

Don O said:
Looking real good there Mr. G. I'd cut those string ends off before ya scratch that pretty headstock :eek:
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No problem there, the project has to be dismantled and reassembled a couple more times before finally sanded back and progressively polished, THEN new trimmed strings.
 
What I haven't mentioned so far is that I've been regularly talking with RVA offline and getting some great additional advice. Unfortunately it looks like I've only followed 95% of said advice and have on the black surfaces what's called "halo effect". After it's final sand & polish I'll decide between living with it and keep as a reminder for future projects OR sand it back to raw timber and start the finishing process all over :-(
 
syscokid said:
Que es "halo effect"?
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Can't get a photo just now, it's pre-dawn. I will post one a little later.
Halo effect (well in my case) look like milky rings deep in the poly that show up when the light hits a certain way. I can move the light and it looks great.
Apparently it's caused by a number of things ... spraying when it's too cold or humid, or sanding between coats before the previous coat is hard enough.
 
"halo effect".

First photo taken inside with good morning light, no halo only the orange peel surface from final coat of poly to be wet sanded and polished.

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Second photo taken in full sun coming through window. Milky rings all over the body.

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I've been told the only fix is to sand the lot off and start again. This project has taken so long that if I do decide after sanding and buffing it's unacceptable, no problem, I can roll with that.
I wish this was the biggest problem any of us had.
 
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