New top on my s7420, how do i get more shine? PICS INSIDE!

nicknuisance · 04-01-2008, 09:44 PM

I'll take that now!

daybean · 04-02-2008, 03:01 AM

im using a gloss finish, poly and it looks good want it to look great i need some polishing tips?

s7eve · 04-02-2008, 03:22 AM

if you have finished the cutting and buffing and are up to the final polishing try something like this Autoglym - car cleaning products, car care products, car valeting, car detailing it is my all time favourite finishing polish.

I have checked and it is available in the US.

thedonutman · 04-02-2008, 05:09 AM

Unintended thread hijack:

How did you get that veneer onto the curved top? Vacuum veneering?

JBroll · 04-02-2008, 06:21 AM

You can just put sandbags on it SLOWLY, making sure to have 'extra' around where curves on the guitar's body are (like the arm cut) and to be very slow, gentle, and precise when putting the bags on.

Jeff

cow 7 sig · 04-02-2008, 06:47 AM

thats hot

7 Dying Trees · 04-02-2008, 06:54 AM

Dude, that just looks sick! Nice job, it's absolutely gorgeous!

scott from _actual time_ · 04-02-2008, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daybean

how many coats and what polish do you recomend, i have a b&d sander/polisher is that fine to work with? ... i would asume that polishing is a safer job to do without me fucking up the top.

test on scrap!!! that's the first rule of finishing--test your materials and methods on a piece of scrap wood as close to what you've got on the guitar as possible. then you don't have to assume if something is safe; you'll know.

is this spray-can polyurethane? only 5 coats sounds very thin to me--spray cans put out a much thinner layer than real spray guns. you want the clear coat as thick as possible before you start wetsanding and polishing, to reduce the chance that you'll burn through the finish into the wood. on my lacquer finishes, i use 12-15 full coats, and lacquer goes on thicker than polyurethane.

so i'd suggest that you do some tests on scrap with 5 or more coats of the poly and see if you can wetsand and polish without burning through. if not, you should spray on more poly.

for wetsanding, the Micro Mesh papers are awesome. they go so fine grade that you often don't need a coarse polishing compound, only a fine one.

Thrashmanzac · 04-02-2008, 08:47 AM

holy shit that looks terrific!

auxioluck · 04-02-2008, 09:53 AM

IMO--Leave it like that. Don't make it shiny.

04-02-2008, 03:22 AM	#23
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04-02-2008, 06:47 AM	#26
cow 7 sig AU director / RHLC © Join Date: May 2007 Location: bunbury, west australia Posts: 1,045 Real Name: mike Main Seven: JACKSON C O W 7 + RG1527 Main ERG: ESP STEF B8 Rig: x3live into jcm800 Thanked: 5	thats hot do you have a fetish for reverse heads stocks?,do you find your self sweating or drooling over the site of a reverse head stock? if the answer is yes then i can help with therapy and rehab.join RHLC to feel normal again

04-02-2008, 06:54 AM	#27
7 Dying Trees Sarcy English Twat Join Date: May 2004 Location: 7th Ethereal Plane of interstellar hell, Innit Bruv, Safe, London, UK Posts: 6,513 Real Name: James Main Seven: UV7PWH / UV7BK / RG2027 Main ERG: 10 fingers of metal death Rig: VHT UL->Orange 4x12 Thanked: 81	Dude, that just looks sick! Nice job, it's absolutely gorgeous! The Chaos has come: www.chaosanct.com

04-02-2008, 08:47 AM	#29
Thrashmanzac plays in 69/42 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Purnim, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,173 Real Name: Zachariah Main Seven: currently looking for one Rig: peavy 5150 I 60w Thanked: 15	holy shit that looks terrific! ...Each guitarist has an evil fat 40 year old blueswankler trying to get out, If you give in to temptation you'll be sitting next to a fender playing john lee hooker while trying to keep your combover in place. -Desecrated

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nicknuisance Master Shredder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Natick, MA Posts: 230 Real Name: Nick Main Seven: none yet Rig: Mesa Mark IV Thanked: 5	I'll take that now!

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daybean ... Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mission,TX Posts: 1,348 Real Name: Dayvid Main Seven: Ibanez s7420 Rig: line 6 flextone 200 Thanked: 23	im using a gloss finish, poly and it looks good want it to look great i need some polishing tips?

04-02-2008, 05:09 AM	#24
thedonutman Has a Seven, again Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sheffield,UK Posts: 719 Real Name: Joe Main Seven: Ibanez RG7620 Rig: Ashdown Fallen Angel Thanked: 11	Unintended thread hijack: How did you get that veneer onto the curved top? Vacuum veneering?

04-02-2008, 06:21 AM	#25
JBroll Hard-On For Freedom Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX, USA Posts: 2,538 Thanked: 18	You can just put sandbags on it SLOWLY, making sure to have 'extra' around where curves on the guitar's body are (like the arm cut) and to be very slow, gentle, and precise when putting the bags on. Jeff

04-02-2008, 09:53 AM	#30
auxioluck Big Metal Teddy Bear Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 881 Real Name: Rob Main Seven: UV777VBK Rig: Line 6 Bogner->B52 Thanked: 14	IMO--Leave it like that. Don't make it shiny.

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