Recent content by Bloozestringer

Finally got this old Fender done. 1964 Mustang neck, body, tuners, and bridge. Replacement pickguard as I had to grind out the pickup holes for the SD SSL-5’s (1 is RWRP). Replacement control plate because I had to drill out the the toggle switch hole. All new electronics as the original pots...

Something like this then? Link Removed One thing I've noticed is that the poly quickly looks severely mottled (for lack of a better description) from arm sweat. Worse that any other finish I have.

At the end of the day, what do y’all use to periodically polish your gitfiddle and make it shiny again?

It’s not perfect, but it’s done and my shoulder says screw it. White specks are just rag lint. I’m too tired to blow it off.

it looked, and felt dry between coats. Are the soft spots obvious? I’ve touched about a bit on it an hour or so after the last coat and it felt pretty stiff. Level sanded it this morning with 800, 1000, 2000 Mirka. Took about 1 1/2 hrs total. One tiny white speck on the back but otherwise...

@Bruce Johnson How many coats can you put on in a day? I used to have all this info ratholed away. I’ve got 6 so far. Last coat was at 86F/48% RH. Been able to recoat in 20 minutes or so. i think I’m gonna shoot for 10. Do some sanding in the morning to level. Hopefully that’s enough to...

Sorry, I have 4011 reducer. That’s what I used with the Createx. I also have the 4050 clear. I haven’t tried it yet. I’m hoping the humidity is low enough at 6am that I can spray, otherwise I’m gonna have to try the reducer.

I used 4011 reducer. The nearest Woodcraft to me is 319 miles. I live in the sticks.

Thanks Bruce. I figured someone had tried it. I searched but didn't see anything. This will be going over some Createx Wicked Metallic Midnight Blue.

Anyone ever use a retarder of some sort in the Varathane? Our temps went from 65-70 to 100F in about a month. I wasn’t able to get the couple of projects I needed sprayed done. I spray in my garage with the door open usually. But it’s only getting down to mid 70’s at night and heats up pretty...

Yep. My gallon can I bought about a year ago has rust around the edge that lets junk fall in as well. Kept it clean as I could. I live in southwest KS, so a pretty dry climate as well. I may cabbage on to some liter HDPE Nalgene bottles we use at work to split and store the next can I buy.

Your etching is soooo good! I would love to learn how to do that.

I get my VU at Menards and our local Waters Hardware. They never have the spray but seem to always have quarts/gallons. I’ve use Menzerna 400, 2500, and 3500 polishes with no issues on VU so far.

Tidy wiring! Out of curiousity, what are you using for shielded wire on you input/output and how in the heck do you keep from melting the insulation when soldering the shield onto the ground lug on the jacks?

Holds the AC15 up perfectly. I put 4 1.5” square rubber pads on the top as well, but it didn’t really need them. You’d have to give it a decent shove to tip it over.