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First Build - And May My Mistakes Be Minimal

#521
PDX Rich said:
As for the sanding, I had seen a tip on using those rectangular pink erasers as the sanding block for small stuff. A bit rough on the hands due to cramping. Trying to think of a better block for this, since there is a ton of wet sanding to do!
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You can try super gluing a little block of wood to the back of the eraser. I did this on a little piece of stiff rubber about the same size as an eraser and it worked great. Not only does it give more surface for fingers to grab, so less cramping... but it also keeps the eraser/rubber perfectly flat; as in, no deformation from squeezing the sides too hard.
 
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#523
Wasn't really "fastening " it.... just cutting little rectangles big enough to fold up the sides of the block &:holding it there.
That way you can leave a few fresh pieces soaking in the water till you are ready to use them. It's better to soak your paper for a bit prior to wet sanding.
 
#524
I think this may be the last repair coat. Then cure for 7 daysish. Should I just go for hand buffing since my cotton wheel chucked in drill burned through last time?

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#528
PDX Rich said:
Hand buffing it is, after wet sanding with micro mesh. It's been 8 days of cure. Should I keep it sitting for another week? Been in 50s-60s with ~50-70 humidity of late (rainy season starting).
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If you were going for matte you'd probably be ok. But for gloss, you really want that stuff as hard as a rock for buffing. I'd wait another week, if not two. This is the downside of these kinds of finishes - the wait sucks, but it's worth it when you think about how short it is relative to how long you'll have the bass!

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Lonnybass said:
If you were going for matte you'd probably be ok. But for gloss, you really want that stuff as hard as a rock for buffing. I'd wait another week, if not two. This is the downside of these kinds of finishes - the wait sucks, but it's worth it when you think about how short it is relative to how long you'll have the bass!

Lonnybass
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Sounds like a plan. And again, hand buffing for caution!

Thanks!! Guess it is time to spin up the next two builds. ;)
 
#533
Wet-sanding and buffing this weekend, yay!

Tru Oil takes ages to fully cure, apparently.

Note: Just remembered that I still need to recess control cavity for pots and reshape headstock. And wire it up. Meh. Oh the details.... At least I can do all of that while applying finish to the newly-cut headstock! Just the "small" details, eh?
 
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Gilmourisgod said:
PDX
That looks absolutely fantastic. I had no idea you could get that kind of gloss out of an oil finish. Really nice work, you must be stoked to see it coming close to completion. I'm not usually a gold hardware guy, but it looks great on that bass.
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Thanks!

All that is left to do is wiring and filing/shaping headstock that I roughly cut today. I wanted a change from what I had.
 
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