I may end up just giving the whole thing a couple more coats in a couple of weeks or so. I will key the surface thoroughly and clean it to within an inch of it’s life before any more lacquer goes on. ...

Some thoughts... It's difficult for me to tell from here obviously, but some of that might be normal sinkage also - I never expect the first coat to look very good. Spalted is notorious as there are ...

Fisheye can be caused by contamination on the surface ( a bit of grease, silicon, or something). One of the ways of dealing with it is just to 'flood' it - effectively burying the offending particle. ...

Cheers Herb - I know that feeling very well ? but one thing I have learnt over the years is that there is always something you can do... That's what I'm here for!

Hey John - please don't throw it in the bin! At least try the turnip method first ... ? (don't)

Cheers John - That's the plan!

Seriously though... If you have drilled your dots in the wrong place there is a way to fix it as you can see here in Herbs thread:

Bass-tastic - Glad to help!

The originals are made from Hornbeam I use maple - offcuts from neck blanks I still have the first two I made about 20 (OMG) years ago still going strong! Since then I've made about 12 but nowadays I ...

I've never used Liberon Sanding Sealer - I suggest you do a test before risking the guitar - It will probably be OK as long as it is well dry.

That's awesome Herb - Thanks for posting!

Its generally not a good idea to mix different types of finish - but if you do a test and it works then why not? I personally do not have a lot of experience with 2k (two pack) but for non porous wood...

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Great Thread Herb - Thanks for posting - Awesome pictures! Guitar looks fantastic - Can't wait to hear it! ?

Well maybe it might help a little but don't forget Nitro will also darken (yellow) with age - the more UV or sunlight that hits it the darker it gets. When you sand a piece of wood it gets lighter and...

Hey Herb - Great Q - THANKS!! But this is an easy one...No. Unless you use a solid colour - you can only ever make the wood darker Bleaching will make it lighter but then it will always go darke...

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Hey Deej - I was trying to embed the videos so folks can watch them here instead of leaving to youtube...it did'nt work ? Perhaps you could try uploading one directly to here?

This is an awesome thread - THANKS for sharing - can't wait to see it with the finish on!

You should be able to delete now 🙂