Yeah not so bad, for builder grade level.
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Does this mean I have graduated to 1st Grade?!
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Chip, you are doing ok mate we all know we learn from our mistakes look what I done with the router man I nearly cried I felt sick cheers Hec
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It means you are doing perfectly.
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Hey Hec,
Will you share your curved scraper with me so I can see what I am looking for?
Going to go with the glue/clamp/timber option. Looking for an appropriate piece of maple.
I guess I learned a good lesson, be careful with the power tools!
ps
I still have 2 weeks at my friendâs house. I donât always have signal.
Cheers.
Hi Chip, I am sure you can get these from Amazon. It is what cabinet makers use, but they are very handy indeed, a little difficult to sharpen, but YouTube covers it. Cheers Hec
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Fantastic, thank you!
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Having read / skimmed through this thread, I have to admire your stick-to-itivity here. A few years back I found a Starcaster In a neighborâs trash pile and thought Iâd found an opportunity but the body was split and the neck was twisted so I wound up tossing it. While my wife and I had fun building a Stewmac S-style (and she also did an amazing finish job) Iâve decided Iâd rather play my guitars that build. I do need to work on improving my setup skills.
Good luck with the rest of your journey. I recognize youâre viewing it as a learning opportunity but I really hope you wind up with a playable instrument as a result, too.
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Thank you Bruddah. I hope so, too!
How smooth should I get the wood before 1st coat of clear?
I have up to 12,000 grit
On raw wood I wouldnât go any further than 1200 grit for a clear finish, get about 4/6 coats on and then go to town with the much finer finishing, it should come out like glass done properly.
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Yeah so the painting and the prep are the most important bits, and it can go wrong easilly so take your time cheers Hec
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I intend to do a clear coat base and gradually build up color. Am I misunderstanding or is this an ok way to go? And make the sand finer between coats? Finally finish with clearcoat again?
I thought that you were going to leave it clear; in that case you would be better using a grain filler coat (unless you want to have the grain showing through), if you want a solid color finish but very glossy thatâs the right way to go; if you want the grain to show through the color coat then clear coat is best. Build up your color coat in thin layers sanding with very fine abrasive in between each coat. When youâve got the desired color intensity start building up the clear coat.
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Is the grain filler coat a special paint application? I donât think the grain on this piece is pretty enough to highlight itâŚ
Very glossy is definitely the aim. And solid color seems easiest for 1st tryâŚ
Take a look here - Wood Grain Filler for Guitar Bodies | Guitar Kit World
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Iâm a bit late to the party by the look of things, but an easy way to remove polyurethane finishes is with a heat gun and a scraper.
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I didnât even think about my heat gun⌠I mostly use it for electrical.
