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Boo replied to the topic "?Luthier Jokes and Funny Stories?" – 4 years, 4 months ago
Scientific formula to accurately calculate the optimal number of guitars you should have. X = current number of guitars you currently own Y = The optimal number of guitars Y = X + 1 @koendb I can confirm that… Read more»
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Koendb replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb I still think it’s definitely harder to spray a guitar (or anything) with rattle cans than it is with a spray gun I think it s something I will probably invest time and money in at a certain moment,… Read more»
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Koendb replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb What? Where? @mattbeels made perfect sense? I’m still looking. Where?
LOL ! 🤣
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
That makes perfect sense @mattbeels @koendb What? Where? @mattbeels made perfect sense? I’m still looking. Where? 🤣 If you have to stop spraying and continue later it’s a good idea before you start again in earnest to first… Read more»
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mattbeels replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb If you have to stop spraying and continue later it’s a good idea before you start again in earnest to first give it a mist coat which is a very light coat. This will “warm up” the previous coats of lacquer… Read more»
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mikeyrjiom replied to the topic "Thanks to Marks' finishing course" – 4 years, 4 months ago
Thanks for all the comments guys it is really appreciated. @boo and @koendb Most stuff came from Tonetech Manchester, just the tomato Red from R&F Golden yellow water based stain to pull the flame out a bit. Then the sealer… Read more»
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
Yep it is, however, I will stick with the filler I have now and train my patience @koendb Are you painting or clear coating the neck for this guitar? You could grain fill that whilst you are waiting for the… Read more»
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Clinton replied to the topic "Meet Twin Pines “Astelle and Astro" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb Thanks, I often just stare at them in amazement that these bodies are made of Pine. You cannot even tell that they are cheap wood. Goes to show, you do not need to spend a fortune making a solidly… Read more»
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
You mean something like this?
@koendb Yeah, that kind of thing. So long as it is a two part filler, it has a hardener (catalyst). 👍
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb Where abouts in the world do you reside? I’m just wondering what products will be available to you compared to me here in Blighty (the UK).
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb Sometimes if I want to do something much faster, I will use a two part filler, this dries by chemical reaction instead of air drying, you can sand it after a few minutes. Obviously I get that idea from… Read more»
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
The instructions on the can says : leave overnight to harden
@koendb Then leave to harden you must.
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb Just so you know, this is quite normal to be refilling, it’s all part of the process. Just to shift the topic to car bodywork for a minute, using car body filler is done in multiple stages. When filling dents… Read more»
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
then sanding it back after I get some more 320 grid, clean with naphta, followed by a few coats of sanding sealer. Reapply a few coats of primer. Does that sound right? @koendb It looks like you have applied quite… Read more»
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Boo replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb Your guitar is looking great by the way. Sanding and finitting is tedious and more difficult than expected sometimes. At least when a guitar is being painted, we can use fillers, primers etc to hide things that we missed… Read more»
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mattbeels replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb If you want to get rid of the imperfections you’ll have to do that before proceeding. If you leave them they’ll still be visible no matter how much lacquer you apply. I’m no finishing expert (yet 😉) but I’d… Read more»
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Deej replied to the topic "Starting a nitro finish" – 4 years, 4 months ago
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Deej replied to the topic "🎸 Guitar Hardware Ideas🎸" – 4 years, 4 months ago
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Russ replied to the topic "🎸 Guitar Hardware Ideas🎸" – 4 years, 4 months ago
I really like this shaller bridge. I am thinking about this bridge for a future neck through build I have in mind
Go for it @koendb. Looks Great.
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Deej replied to the topic "🎸 Guitar Hardware Ideas🎸" – 4 years, 4 months ago
@koendb Many thanks..a couple of early builds.
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