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| Author: | SJBikesaws [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Grain filler, locally? |
So, I know there are many methods to grain filling. I was walking around home depot yesterday wondering what they keep in stock that would work. To be honest I hate ordering anything if I don't have too, and I try to get as much as possible local. I already have to order hardware and electronics as it is, when I finish a guitar I might have more than $100 lost in shipping charges alone. I have even thought about buying a few products to test out. Since no hardware stores have a luthier sections, anybody have any ideas? |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grain filler, locally? |
You can sand egg white into the pores using 320 grit sandpaper. Work small areas and use a razor blade to scrape off the excess slurry and aid in packing it into the pores. It works amazingly well. Some woods will require a couple of applications. Try it, it'll only cost you an egg. |
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| Author: | Mark Fogleman [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grain filler, locally? |
Bet you walked right past the acrylic base drywall spackle. Tint it with matching acrylic paint (~3oz plastic bottles) from the arts and craft section at your local store. Add black to the tinted spackle for the darker woods. Apply with a squeegee, dry for a day, sand back to the surface, re-apply, etc. The spackle and the surface needs to dry and finish shrinking between each coat otherwise your topcoat will orange peel. Plan on 3-4 coats. Try it on cut-offs under your top coat to get the tint right. |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grain filler, locally? |
Benjamin Moore paste wood pore filler. You can color it with commercial stains or with artist's oil colors. If people tell you it leaves a "cloudy" appearance, don't listen. That's just because they haven't got all the residue sanded or buffed off after filling. HOWEVER: Be advised that this will fill the pores and give an opaque appearance to the pores--because they will be level with the surrounding wood fiber. I like this appearance. You might not. Here's a picture of a highly-figured walnut banjo head plate, filled with this material, stained with a bit of dark walnut oil stain for contrast and tinted with a bit of cadmium red artist's oil color for warmth. See any cloudiness here? |
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| Author: | Glen H [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grain filler, locally? |
That's right, BM's filler is a fine product. I use similar from Sherwin Williams. Got a gallon of it, I've done about 15 guitar necks with it and don't think I'll ever run out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Thu Sep 11, 2014 10:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grain filler, locally? |
Glen, thanks for the tip about the Sherwin Williams product. Patrick |
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| Author: | Freeman [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Grain filler, locally? |
Both CA (medium viscosity) and slow setting epoxy (I like Zpoxy) are great pore fillers, particularly for highly figured wood. Zpoxy does a very good job of popping the grain on wood like koa. |
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