Hey another question! I relic'd my tele and have some open spots on the wood i need to poly a couple coats before i wetsand but the spots are fresh looking.. Do you have an idea of how to get the wood to look more deeper richer vintaged brown looking? I thought about using a toung oil.. but idano... maybe a dirty car oil? ?
You have so many questions about the finish process that I could write pages (sorry, I don't have the time). Google your guitar wood finish guestions and I think you will find a lot of help. Also try Youtube...there is a bunch of guitar finish films posted. Good luck.
@bearsafetyus hey dude wet sanding is after your clear (protection/shine) coat. You wet sand to make the clear shiny so its like a mirror...if you tried to wet sand just normal paint you wouldn't be able to get it that shiny and it wouldn't be protected
im making a guitar myself, and i talked to a guy whose gonna pain on the neck for me. he told me to sand it super smooth, and i dont know if wet sanding is better or not? i have no finish on my guitar yet at all, just plain mahogany. what do you think i should do?
Since we have and use angle grinders to carve the bass bodies, that is the way we remove the polyester clear finish. This will take it down to the wood and requires more sanding and detailing to get the wood clear of marks, to be finished. (probably not the way for you to go..too aggressive!) If you are going to spray a solid color. The existing finish can be cleaned, sanded dull and recoated. Good luck. KBR
Our wet sanding process uses the air sander and hand sanding. The air sander uses hook and loop attached sandpaper, since the water would sling off the paper. KBR
600 & 1000. We sometimes use 1500, but on polyester (80% as hard as glass) the paper wears out so fast, it is almost not worth the effort. when the paint has sags or runs, files and/or heavier grit paper (240) are used. The buffing is done on two wheels with a medium, then fine compound. Monroe has done almost all of the sanding and buffing for the past 10 years. We can never get ahead of him. He is also a great drummer.
Question 1: What kind of wood is that? It looks like a piece of marble. Question 2: are you Eric Clapton?
DTM1864 9 months ago
The wood is Buckeye burl. Usually it is mostly black with creme swirls. This piece is almost all blond. It does look a little like marble.
roscoeguitars 9 months ago
Hey another question! I relic'd my tele and have some open spots on the wood i need to poly a couple coats before i wetsand but the spots are fresh looking.. Do you have an idea of how to get the wood to look more deeper richer vintaged brown looking? I thought about using a toung oil.. but idano... maybe a dirty car oil? ?
bearsafetyus 1 year ago
Where do i find wet sand sandpaper? Is it just normal sandpaper? And last but not least should the last step be wetsand or poly?
bearsafetyus 1 year ago
You have so many questions about the finish process that I could write pages (sorry, I don't have the time). Google your guitar wood finish guestions and I think you will find a lot of help. Also try Youtube...there is a bunch of guitar finish films posted. Good luck.
KBR
roscoeguitars 1 year ago
@bearsafetyus hey dude wet sanding is after your clear (protection/shine) coat. You wet sand to make the clear shiny so its like a mirror...if you tried to wet sand just normal paint you wouldn't be able to get it that shiny and it wouldn't be protected
zacyboyZ 1 year ago
im making a guitar myself, and i talked to a guy whose gonna pain on the neck for me. he told me to sand it super smooth, and i dont know if wet sanding is better or not? i have no finish on my guitar yet at all, just plain mahogany. what do you think i should do?
justjoe032 1 year ago
No, do not use water on raw (unfinished) wood.
roscoeguitars 1 year ago
is that water or what ?/
switch0123 1 year ago
wow, that wood is gorgeous.
fru1tbooter14 1 year ago
what grit paper?
martin91393 2 years ago
good
nawapolguitarmaking 2 years ago
pI want to sand down my jackson...how would I go about doing that? where do I first start
richylee69 2 years ago
Since we have and use angle grinders to carve the bass bodies, that is the way we remove the polyester clear finish. This will take it down to the wood and requires more sanding and detailing to get the wood clear of marks, to be finished. (probably not the way for you to go..too aggressive!) If you are going to spray a solid color. The existing finish can be cleaned, sanded dull and recoated. Good luck. KBR
roscoeguitars 2 years ago
Is it better to wet sand the clear coat by hand or with a sading machine?
juliomc02 2 years ago
Our wet sanding process uses the air sander and hand sanding. The air sander uses hook and loop attached sandpaper, since the water would sling off the paper. KBR
roscoeguitars 2 years ago
what kind of wood is that
ledbthand 2 years ago
top: Buckeye burl..body: Swamp Ash
roscoeguitars 2 years ago
If you are going to sand the tele down to the wood, have fun. This is a thick, hard finish and will almost need to be grinded.
If you are going to spray it a solid color, then the finish can be sanded smooth, cleaned and sprayed right over top of the existing finish. KBR
roscoeguitars 2 years ago
I want to sand down my telecaster, whats the best paper to take off the coats?
lemonproject 2 years ago
600 & 1000. We sometimes use 1500, but on polyester (80% as hard as glass) the paper wears out so fast, it is almost not worth the effort. when the paint has sags or runs, files and/or heavier grit paper (240) are used. The buffing is done on two wheels with a medium, then fine compound. Monroe has done almost all of the sanding and buffing for the past 10 years. We can never get ahead of him. He is also a great drummer.
roscoeguitars 3 years ago
what level grit do you use to wet sand? must be fairly high?
casij 3 years ago
I like the body. very nice:)
endsline 3 years ago