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Chris Ensor
 Post subject: Tiny Masks
PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:13 pm 
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Do you masks your tuner holes and the slot in the headstock for the truss rod?

If so, how? Pictures please. Thanks.

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 Post subject: Re: Tiny Masks
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No masking on the tuner holes - I simply reamer out the holes again after finishing.
The problem I see is when you sand between finish coats, you will have a problem with finish depth/flatness with masking around the holes.
I do put a little bit of blue painter's tape over the truss rod hole, but not right up to the edge where the TRC will be (so it's below the sanding level).

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Foam earplugs in the tuner holes. My truss rod access is usually inside the body.

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I drill and ream after I finish and buff.

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I use foam earplugs as well in the tuner holes...clean up after with reamer.
A small piece of acetate, cut slightly oversized, goes into the t'rod nut cavity.

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