Sunday, September 09, 2007
Finish sanding is a pain in the ass.
I allowed a long time for drying, while I worked on The Fangyotee guitar. All was set to go. I was sanding with 1000 grit as recommended. But there were deep grooves from the foam brushes. What I mean is, everything was smooth except for a small groove where the brush had left an indentation. It did not settle in the groove like I hoped. So, in order to smooth out the guitar, I had to remove too much finish to level it out to the level of the groove. I sanded with 600 to cut through faster, but that was just making it worse. I was taking way too much finish off. I decide to apply more finish with a fine hair brush. I mean I loaded up on the brush. I need this finish thick, in order to not have sand-thrus. Live and learn. Without a proper spray set up, brushing with fast drying finish is a lot of work. Tru-Oil is looking real good right now. I can't believe I am off to England again and this thing is still not done. Once I am done with these several guitars being repaired, altered and refinished, I will only make one per year. This is really getting old. I need a break.
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