I think thats a good idea.... I was thinking of a thin felt pad between the eraser and layers of cotton. Really don't use the traditional fad much any more....
Haha... cool. I've been using a few layers of old white Tshirt over small felt blocks cut with a wedge end like that. Basically just take a felt sanding block and cut it into 4 pieces and then true and wedge them on a clean sanding belt to get the small felt blocks. felt holds a little shellac, but it gets hard if you don't keep it in a jar with alcohol on it, so erasers might be best. I got the idea from a friend who used to use a cork center for his muneca when pumicing.
Great video. I've heard that if you're using waxed shellac flakes that you dont need to use oil on the final coats. is this true? Are the flakes you are using waxed or de-waxed?
@gilligog I like using seedlac....... some people filter out the wax, but I don't. I feel like it does help with the final polishing, but I still use oil.
Using water to cut back is fine but it will be more abrasive than using oil. French polish is the easiest if not only finish that can be repaired without needing to strip back to bare wood.
You should never NEVER use water with schellac. It can form a white cloud under your finish. You use all tipes of pure oli (such as 100% olive oil) as lubrificant when sanding
@devivo77 That's not true, if you wipe off the water in the usual amount of time after wet sanding there is no cloudiness if you leave water on the finished surface it might make a problem, but that's not what we are doing.
I think thats a good idea.... I was thinking of a thin felt pad between the eraser and layers of cotton. Really don't use the traditional fad much any more....
JMichaelThames 2 months ago
Haha... cool. I've been using a few layers of old white Tshirt over small felt blocks cut with a wedge end like that. Basically just take a felt sanding block and cut it into 4 pieces and then true and wedge them on a clean sanding belt to get the small felt blocks. felt holds a little shellac, but it gets hard if you don't keep it in a jar with alcohol on it, so erasers might be best. I got the idea from a friend who used to use a cork center for his muneca when pumicing.
rlholo 2 months ago
What do you have over the bridge position, is it tape and how come it does not peel off with all he water ?
pluckerpick 4 months ago
Can you use white or button polish on guitars??
burckett 5 months ago
what would we do without our luthiers!!
gtarszzz 6 months ago
Great video. I've heard that if you're using waxed shellac flakes that you dont need to use oil on the final coats. is this true? Are the flakes you are using waxed or de-waxed?
gilligog 6 months ago
@gilligog I like using seedlac....... some people filter out the wax, but I don't. I feel like it does help with the final polishing, but I still use oil.
JMichaelThames 2 months ago
Using water to cut back is fine but it will be more abrasive than using oil. French polish is the easiest if not only finish that can be repaired without needing to strip back to bare wood.
kakaa1984 8 months ago
You should never NEVER use water with schellac. It can form a white cloud under your finish. You use all tipes of pure oli (such as 100% olive oil) as lubrificant when sanding
devivo77 9 months ago
@devivo77 That's not true, if you wipe off the water in the usual amount of time after wet sanding there is no cloudiness if you leave water on the finished surface it might make a problem, but that's not what we are doing.
JMichaelThames 2 months ago
hey, if i had a few scratches in my dining table would i have to sand down the entire table or could i just fill in the scratches?? thanks
frogy555 10 months ago
@nosebleed84 a french polish is a way of finishing bare wood.
adamjamesm 1 year ago