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Author: | WudWerkr [ Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Ok what Tricks do You Use ?? |
When I wet sanded and buffed my latest effort on a Mando , I either wet sanded to deep or buffed to deep around the head stock on the sharp corners and exposed wood . SOOOO I guess I have to relacq. that area and try again . What Tricks or sugestions do YOU have for keeping the headstock area from Sanding / Polishing to deep ? |
Author: | Arnt Rian [ Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:08 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Ok what Tricks do You Use ?? |
Stay away from the corners! |
Author: | tlguitars [ Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:26 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Ok what Tricks do You Use ?? |
Ignore them completely. |
Author: | WudWerkr [ Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:33 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Ok what Tricks do You Use ?? |
Could it be that simple ?? So you wet sand the face and back of headstock and then just buff out ? |
Author: | tlguitars [ Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:57 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Ok what Tricks do You Use ?? |
"Ignore them completely" is a mental trick. I wet sand my "top," not the "corner." I wet sand my "side" not the "corner." When I buff, I buff the top and stay off the edge, getting to say an 1/2- 1" inch away from the edge, "pert-near up-on," that way the feather of the buffer can buff the corner without me "trying" cuz I'm focused on the area that is 1/2 to an inch away. Double pass your corners. If your spraying your top: I do a vertical pass across, across, across, across, across until the face is covered then I do a horizontal pass that splits the edge all the way around to "Frame it in." That way you "double your corner build" (each top coat is then the equivalent of 2 passes) so when it dries and you sand and buff there's that much more to help against burn throughs. |
Author: | WudWerkr [ Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:51 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Ok what Tricks do You Use ?? |
Quote: "Ignore them completely" is a mental trick. I wet sand my "top," not the "corner." I wet sand my "side" not the "corner." When I buff, I buff the top and stay off the edge, getting to say an 1/2- 1" inch away from the edge, "pert-near up-on," that way the feather of the buffer can buff the corner without me "trying" cuz I'm focused on the area that is 1/2 to an inch away. Double pass your corners. If your spraying your top: I do a vertical pass across, across, across, across, across until the face is covered then I do a horizontal pass that splits the edge all the way around to "Frame it in." That way you "double your corner build" (each top coat is then the equivalent of 2 passes) so when it dries and you sand and buff there's that much more to help against burn throughs. Ive been spraying my mandos that way And its only on the headstock where I have trouble. Of course Im fairly new at this so its more a matter of time than anything . Thanks for the insite . Thats what I like about this forum. |
Author: | Parser [ Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:49 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Ok what Tricks do You Use ?? |
Another thing that helps is to not have sharp corners...! I round off my corners, even if just a little bit. trev |
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