@boo I think I posted a link to a video of making oil varnish at home a while ago, not for the faint hearted and colours are limited as it’s the heating process which creates it. I’m not sure how…   Read more»

@boo I agree with you about nitro and it’s hard to source in the UK anyway.. Oil finishes which dry without UV are available for brushing but are very expensive. I think we are all learning from the work that…   Read more»

@clinton
Great work I would leave it natural

Interesting comments about humidity. When I visited the Martin factory in 2013 they spray in 30 to 40 % humidity and 60 to 70 deg F which surprised me, however Nitro is highly explosive and that’s right on its “flash…   Read more»

@stephen Welcome to the forum. I’m going to swim against the tide and say that building kits is harder than starting with blank pieces of wood and templates. Seriously though kits, particularly acoustic ones, tend to have all the parts…   Read more»

Just got think link from a friend who is an industrial chemist 
 
https://www.northwestguitars.co.uk/g-shield-emi-shielding-paint-125ml/

@boo
Thanks again it’s good to get tips from someone who has done it.

@boo Thanks for the info very useful. The scaffold plank I have has bad warping across its width so I’m planning to cut it down the middle and join the outside edges together. I will need to add something for…   Read more»