I put the finishing coats on the top this weekend. I used shellac with a little Behlen Violin Varnish (stew mac sent it to me in error and told me to keep it) added. This is my first guitar, first time I've used a HVLP sprayer, and first time I've spent more than 5 minutes applying finish to any thing wood. I used tru-oil (we don't need to go into the pros and cons of using tru-oil on a musical instrument again) on the back and sides and needed to touch up the binding edges on the top after removing the masking.
I wiped the guitar down with a fresh rag and a few drops of naphtha to remove fingerprints. I properly disposed of that rag. I waited a few seconds and rubbed the guitar down with another fresh rag. I set a small mixing cup upside down on my work surface, put the rag on the cup, and laid the guitar top down on the rag covered cup. I rubbed on the tru-oil and called it a night. You can see where this is going...
This morning I went in and was pretty pleased with the touch ups. Until I flipped the guitar over and saw- THE RING.
Apparently there was just enough naphtha on the guitar and thus on the rag to melt the finish where the cup made contact with the rag and guitar top. Looks like I'll be sanding all the way down to wood and starting over on the top.Attachment:
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These compressed pictures don't do the damage, or the pretty decent first spray job attempt, any justice.
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