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I was putting the finishing touches on number 2 tonight and saw a couple of swirls in the finish on the sides by the neck. The body was pore-filled and shot with EM6000, but the neck was left unfilled and finished with Truoil. While buffing the body, I got some very white polishing compound on the walnut neck and into some pores. I've tried a few things, but can't get it out of the pores. Any advice?

Aaron

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Aaron Craig

Carefully dig it out with a pin?

After the first time I got white swirl remover in the pores I began using black dye in the polish. It doesn't affect the usefulness of the polish and doesn't show in the pores. You might try washing the pores out with a damp rag (if the compound is water soluble) and repolish with black polish. Good luck.

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Thanks for the suggestions. The problem really isn't that bad, but it's driving me nuts nevertheless. I'll try some naptha and darken the polishing compound in the future. I think the only 100% solution will be to refinish the affected area. The Truoil finish on the neck is very thin, and refinishing should be too involved. This guitar has proved to be real PITA. I thought I might finish Nos. 3 & 4 before I got the finish problems that kept appearing on this one fixed. I can certainly see why many builders outsource finish jobs.

Thanks again. The guitar is going to a buddy of mine who's wife is a photographer; so, hopefully, I will have some nice pictures of the guitar up before too long.

Aaron

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Aaron Craig

that happened to me, pale paste on pores. I used fine tooth brush and some spray cleaner to soften the paste.
try running the brush along the pore/grain. it worked for me.
good luck!

Just an update. Fixed the problem. I had to sand and refinish the affected areas. I think the compound found its way to the deepest pores on the neck (of course). I sanded a fair amount but still had compound remaining. Flooded them with naptha and scrubbed with soft bristled brush and a cloth to remove the rest.

Truoil certainly has its disadvantages, but for problems like this, it's very nice. Sanded back to 800 and with a quick wipe of finish, the neck looks great again. A few more coats today and tomorrow, and the guitar should be ready for delivery this weekend.

Thanks again for the advice.

Aaron

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Aaron Craig

This might work well for something like that, but I'd strongly advise you to test it on some scrap before applying it to anything important:

http://www.amazon.com/CRC-05103-Quick-E ... B000BXOGNI

Rick

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Rick

A quick solution is to use some of the dark "furniture scratch remover" or "antique finish restorer" can't remember the exact name but most hardware stores carry it. Use some 0000 steel wool to rub it in - the compound will absorb the color and become invisible. Wipe off the residue with a cotton cloth.

Brook

I've had this happen. Got some in the pores of a rosewood board. Tried naphtha, the toothbrush, a wire brush, all kinds of things. Nothing worked. The only thing that did the job for me was to put on some magnifiers and painstakingly dig it out of the pores with a needle. Needless to say, I'm really careful where the polishing/buffing compound goes now.

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Mike

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Nice to see I'm not the only guy around here that's had a pore problem. From this day forth, I too vow to be extra careful when using compound.

Thanks.

Aaron

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Aaron Craig

The craft painter's brushes from Walmart are helpful at times for cleaning up and out too.

I've got to ask, since the problem is resolved.

Why not pore fill the neck????????, and why truoil?

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