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Tai do you have a dedicated humidity controlled room where you can regulate the temp/humidity?. I/ve stopped building for the next 6 weeks humidity at 30 %. Tai you might check Michael Thames youtube video on FP . Lots of excellent info /advice.Just used it to do my first succesful FP.on WRC sample board.

I have that room, but I reserve it for gluing braces only (I leave pieces in there prior to bracing). I cannot afford to humidity control the entire shop... aside from the fact I can't get a good seal, the electricity cost is way too prohibitive. Everything molds up here, even molds themselves get moldy.

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So are back and sides generally pore filled with zpoxy (or your filler of choice), and then the sound board is sealed with shellac prior to finish?

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I seal the whole thing with shellac, after wet sanding the zpoxy with soapy water, twice, to get the waxy blush off. Use a very fine grit and be careful not to sand through. Alternatively, you can sand off the zpoxy except for what's in the pores, then seal.

Seems like whatever filler I try....I always get POOR filling

Hey kevin have you tried all the many different ways to pore fill on a scrap board?? water base filler, drywall filler , oil based pigment filler , 2part epoxy thinned with alcohol. shellac/pumice Keep trying till you find one that works for you.