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Well, school's been in session two weeks now, and I finally have a few days (Labor Day weekend) to finish up the weird classical. Last weekend I applied the finish (LMI waterborne urethane) --- eleven coats of it --- with a foam brush. I let it sit for the week to cure completely. Today I rubbed out the finish. I rubbed it out with Micro-Mesh sanding cloths, wet-sanding with water and a little dishwashing detergent. I started with the Micro-Mesh 1500 grit and go all the way up to the 12,000 grit. By the time I got to the 12,000 grit, the finish was just about complete. To make it a little bit deeper a shine, I then used Finesse-It, Meguiar's Mirror Glazes #9 and #10.
To the right, I am wet-sanding with the Micro-Mesh paper wrapped around the foam block that comes with the set.
Below, I am gluing the fingerboard extension only, after fastening the two bolts which attach the neck to the soundbox. |
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To the right, two views of the guitar, after the neck has been bolted and the fingerboard extension glued. |
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To the right is the slotted peghead, all finished up, the tuners installed. The yin-yang symbol came out kind of nice, huh??? |
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