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Final polish on Enduro Var.
I was using Atol 6 for final polishing, but I do like this.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Shiny! What's your film thickness?

Three thou' final thickness.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Perfect!

Wow, that is a great finish. And I do like shinny!!!

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Joe Beaver
Maker of Sawdust

I used GW16 and it was already pretty darned shiny. I used P175 but honestly it was only very slightly shinier... I think Menzerna only puts it one grade shiner than GW16 except GW16 cuts pretty well. On a test piece I was able to achieve a shine as good as the OP's picture using GW16 as a final polish.

If I used the red stuff from Stewmac before GW16 the finish looks even better but the Stewmac red stuff doesn't really give you a real shine. It just cuts fast.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

I highly doubt that, unless you are using something else afterwards.
I sand to 1200 grit, then onto the buffer using GW16 which is Cut 4 Gloss 7. This leaves a reasonable polish, but also leaves visible fine scratches which catch the light all over, more obvious if you remove the wax left from the bar with naptha.
Finer Merzena bars I have used personally were Atol 6 and now P175 which is Cut 3 Gloss 9 and I believe there are least 2 other grades are suitable for use on lacquer, and there are also the many creams for hand finishing.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

But, hey, if you're happy with what your getting with GW18, that's fine.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

Who could ask for more shine than that!

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Steve Sollod (pronounced sorta like "Solid")
www.swiftcreekguitars.com

I can't say I agree with that.



This plastic glasses lens was badly scratched up during use, and I sanded the glasses with 600 grit until all the scratches were gone (it was the coating that got scratched and that shows up in a big way). Then I used the red Stewmac compound to polish out the 600 grit scratches. Then I used Menzerna GW16 for final polish. Now this lens is as clear as the day it was made (albeit without the coating).

Granted the lens is made of a hard plastic but in my experience when dealing with a HARD finish like 2k, polyester, etc. GW16 polishes to a perfect shine. I'm sure P175 makes it shinier but I can't tell (last time I used P175 all it did was smear white paste everywhere).

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

Like I said, suit yourself, Menzerna know nothing about polishing musical instruments -
https://www.menzerna.com/files/Dokumente/Produkte/Flyer/menzerna_Flyer_Paint_Plastics_240x140_RZ_ENG_preview.pdf

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

And that's very strange - it's yellow, not white at all.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

I think you can get the P175 in white or yellow. I prefer the yellow, the white seemed to be more dry, not as greasy.

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jw ( o)===:::

I had the white stuff. It was greasy too.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

Joe, according to their website the three solid "Super Finish" compounds are P175, M5 and G52.
P175 is dry and yellow, M5 is dry and white, G52 is medium grease and white. - ?

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

I am not sure what I had then. I bought it from LMI a long time ago and they labeled it “fine”

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

Colin, I'll have to look into this. It's been about a year since I buffed anything so I'll see what the colors were. I remember Jeff Silver telling me people complaining about the color making a huge mess to Menzerna USA so they offered it in another color to appease them. It might have been yellow and pink.

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jw ( o)===:::

I checked the LMI site - fine is marked P175 and is - white
And the yellow does make a mess, I'm glad I have my buff set up outdoors.
Good to know the company listen to their customers though.

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

I’ve been buffing with Menzerna for 12 years. I don’t build more than 4 guitars per year, so even with repair work, the stuff lasts a long time. The problem I found with my first batch of compound is that it seemed to get dry and hard, and just didn’t work so well as it aged. So 3 or 4 years ago I replaced all my compounds and bought fresh, clean buffs. Things are now much better. From that experience I went to storing my compound in a ziplock freezer bag, hoping to extend its life.



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I just polished this with GW16. P175 will probably improve this quite a bit but I feel instead of spending $$$ on another wheel and compound, I think I can finish this off with liquid compound and a cloth. But it looks really good to me just polishing with GW16 with a 14" wheel at 900rpm.

The finish is 2K urethane with epoxy fill underneath. Say what you will about 2k but I did this in one week, including epoxy fill. Fastest finish schedule I ever did.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com

Let us know how it goes.
Just curious too, are you looking at your finishes using the glasses which you polished with G16?

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

No, I wear contacts. The glasses is only for backup.

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Cat-gut strings are made from kitten guts, stretched out to near breaking point and then hardened with grue saliva. As a result these give a feeling of Pain and anguish whenever played, and often end up playing themselves backwards as part of satanic rituals.

Typhoon Guitars
http://www.typhoon-guitars.com