French polish progress on padauk guitar to 7/12... Boggs

Boggs

First is a pic of the prototype in its new storage home... a used (but just like new) Johnson case I got t The Music Store for $35! It's like it was MADE for this guitar!

Next is the 3rd grain fill treatment (This stuff is hard! My hands are killing me!)

After that, it was starting the actual French polish finish... Tim was extremely helpful as always describing the technique, but I still have a lot to learn about getting the amounts of each liquid in the pad correct. I have also found that the texture of the cover will make a big difference. I am going to get some denser linen for the polish cover today before going further.

Here is a bit of the result of Saturday's polish marathon... I would like to have mine completed by the end of this coming weekend. Light IS at the end of the tunnel now! Boggs

Herb · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject:

She's lookin' good, Boggs! Cool

Boggs · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:51 am Post subject:

I finally got the process really figured out today and the shine just EXPLODED!!! The photos you see here look like a matte finish compared to how it looks now!!!!! I will wait until it is together before taking the next shots as that is when I will have access to a digital camera again... It should be done by the end of this weekend for sure!!! Boggs

Boggs · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 8:38 am Post subject:

The first couple of coats I did using a cut T-shirt material as the cover applicator cloth and I found that this material is too thick and coarse to really do the job which is why I went and got the 200TPI cotton linen. That just made a WORLD of difference. Also, the pad I used underneath the cover was too "wet" with shellac and alcohol on the first 2 coats causing swirls and a bit of a haze. Also, on the applications pictured, I used lemon oil for the lubricant and when I applied at home with the good cover, I also changed to extra virgin olive oil for the lubricant and I found I liked the results and ease of application a lot better. Live and learn! Boggs

SAguitar · Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:35 pm Post subject:

You are becoming a master, Boggsie! Cool

Boggs · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 3:40 am Post subject:

Never a master... Just an enthusiastic amateur, but thank you for the kind words! Wink

Boggs

SAguitar · Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:34 am Post subject: