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| Author: | ChuckG [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Drop Fill or Re-finish? |
I didn't fill the tiny gap between the side purfling and the side (lacewood) before finishing and now there is a visible line in many places where the nitro lacquer has sunken into the gap. Would drop filling be enough for this or should I sand the sides back down to bare wood, fill, and refinish? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Chuck |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drop Fill or Re-finish? |
Chuck; Do you mean a gap as in NOT glued? Or a low spot in the finish? Mike |
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| Author: | ChuckG [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drop Fill or Re-finish? |
Mike, Just a low spot in the finish. The binding and side purfling are well glued. I'd say the the deepest spots are maybe .005" or a little deeper. I use the CA method for gluing the bindings and usually any places that don't get filled completely are filled with epoxy when I fill the pores on the sides and back. This is my first experience with lacewood and it didn't seem to need filling, so I didn't. I guess I'll either need to be more careful with the CA when gluing, or make sure to do a fill with epoxy on the sides. The top and back came out great with no such issues. Thanks, Chuck |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drop Fill or Re-finish? |
Scuff sand, fill with epoxy, scrape and sand off ALL excess epoxy, spray a couple more topcoats. |
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| Author: | ChuckG [ Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Drop Fill or Re-finish? |
Thanks for the replies, guys. I appreciate the help. Chuck |
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