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| Author: | James W B [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | drop fill after buff out ? |
After buffing out the guitar I have 1 small crack in the Rosette that needs to be pore filled.The plan is to sand the spot a little then drop fill with CA,since drop filling with em 6000 takes as many coats as it`s name.Then with a small artist brush put on several coats and then re sand and buff.I`d like to also re-sand the entire guitar all the way thru the micro mesh grits to get as scratch free as possible.I sanded up to P2000.But still scratches.Does this sound do-able? James |
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| Author: | mnemotorsports [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: drop fill after buff out ? |
good luck. let us know how it turns out. |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: drop fill after buff out ? |
Sometimes scratches remain not because the grit wasn't fine enough but because the scratches weren't fully removed with each succeeding grit. |
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| Author: | James W B [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: drop fill after buff out ? |
Ken your probably right,that is very difficult to see and know when all the scratches from a previous grit are gone.I`ve never been able to quite get a handle on it.I do think I can re sand and get it better,even though it`s been buffed out.It`s like maybe 90% where it should be.You can only see minor scratches when held just right under a light. James |
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| Author: | Parser [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: drop fill after buff out ? |
Hey James, I just did some drop filling with EM6000 and it seemed to fill in pretty well. I put a good sized drop on each little cavity and it filled in pretty quickly. I have the same issues with making sure I get all the scratches out...one day I'll figure it out! |
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: drop fill after buff out ? |
If you are buffing with an arbor and cotton wheel style buffer and Menzerna Compounds, the medium then light will remove most left over scratches from sanding. I hand polished my 1st 3 guitars with automotive compounds and was never totally happy with the results. I put together a arbor setup and the Menzerna compound did such a great job on # 4 and 5 I went back over the others and was very happy with the improvements. I am now totally sold on machine buffing as long as one is careful it does a lot better job |
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