How To Dry Sand A Guitar's Clear Coat
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2021
- In this video, I explain my technique for dry sanding a guitar's clear coat as opposed to the traditional wet sanding technique. If you would like to support the Highline Guitars UA-cam channel and get something in return, visit www.eguitarplans.com/
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What a great video. Thanks for this one.
Some great tips there. Many thanks!
As always, Chris brings the knowledge! I am grain filling now!
I struggled very badly with my first guitar build during the finish step. I made just about every mistake, but you made it look so easy!
I was literally planning to dry level sand and hand polish the front of my guitar this afternoon. Chris you are a wealth of knowledge. Thank you so much.
Glad I could help!
Excellent results. It worked exactly as you stated. In followed your procedure and indeed the Super Asilex is a far superior abrasive to anything I have ever had. I am doing my first guitar and was nervous but using a patient light touch and changing grits at 90% as mentioned in your previous videos. I have the 2000 and 3000 Buflex but I built a buffer inspired by the plans I got from you. So I stopped at 1500 and will try the new buffer. Thanks for perfectly detailed videos! I thanked you by name in my blog which captures my progress.
Great video, was curious about this topic because of having to sand a maple neck with the frets on. Wets sanding is chore because of worrying about getting water in the tuner and screw holes and getting water under the frets. Like dry sanding because I can constantly check my progress. Just uses more paper and have to dust off the surfaces more often. But, I feel like I have more control in removing the minimal amount of material. Trying to avoid witness lines on a poly finish. Flash coating on thicker coats helped a lot. After levelling an initial sealer coat. Only reason I would be concerned about dry sanding is scratches. But, if kept meticulously clean, it can be done.
Awesome! Gonna need this when finishing my guitar for the first time :)
Rock on!
Sorry Chris it only allowed 1 thumb up per viewer, but great tutorial anyways as usual. I've noticed that unless you buy solarez on line they pretty much limit the possibilities for a spur of the moment decision to try it so I'm going with a standard wood epoxy thatll be sitting a few days because it's a partial pour, I've been experimenting with a few different styles of builds , well rebuild in this case ....anyways without being too tacky I've managed to literally sharpen one side of a standard tl sycamore body and shave down the other side and tail section smh I could just imagine what your thinking right about now lol this is where the partial pour comes in to play to build it back to factory specs well as close as I can get it anyways I'm doing two pours , the first red fading into blue and the second with a few artifact placements and a clear pour over them to finish quite possibly the tackiest looking Buck Owen's lookin rezocaster I've ever seen ...oh and to top it off before that last pour I squeezed in a recessed and burnt area encasing a chrome 5 in. Celtic cross behind the bridge on the upper tail section , yes I know I'm just about done with this hee haw throwback from hell and if you'd like I'll shoot you a pic of it so you can behold it in all its American Glory lol did I mention I used a white flex to seal the edges from leaking out and it separated the colors ok, who would have guessed that color would have worked 😜 well I've learned a lot from watching and listening to you for some time now...I never said I learned a style from you that's all me , well keep'em coming and take care buddy...✌
Just want to clarify something. If I’m using the same Moderna buffing compounds and a buffing wheel, I don’t need to buff sand beyond 1500? Thanks in advance. You’re videos have been invaluable to me as an amateur luthier.
I can stop at 1500 and buff to a high gloss.
Thanks for the Video! I'm currently finishing my guitar with Nitrocellulose lacquer. I sprayed 3 coats of sanding sealer and I'm about to sand it (it was drying for 2-3 days). last time, I sanded all the shiny spots to ensure the surface is leveled.
I've gone through the sealer, especially in corners. do you recommend adding a few more coats of sealer and correcting the spots where the wood is raw? how can I make sure that I won't sand through the sealer next time?
Touch up the sand through as you asked. Don't try to sand the sealer perfectly level. Maybe 80% level. Worry about getting the finish level after you've sprayed your clear coats.
@@HighlineGuitars do you recommend staying away from corners and rounded spots (that's where I sand through the most)
@@Matan2222222 I stay away from those areas until the last grit of my clear coat level sanding when I'm least likely to sand through.
@@HighlineGuitars will do! thanks a lot!
What is the difference between Kovacs and Super Assilex 600 grit?
Ask Eagle Abrasives. eagleabrasives.com/en/contact
How many days wait to dry the clear coat? Before dry sanding
It's always best to wait until it's fully cured to dry or wet sand. At least a couple of weeks.
Do you have a link for the next episode?
ua-cam.com/video/DvV3kphpskg/v-deo.html
@@HighlineGuitars Thank you for the link. Very interesting. I am an amateur guitar builder (using Solo Guitar kits), and am not 100% satisfied with the finishes of the guitars I have built (six so far). I love the guitar-building videos you post, but I was wondering if you can recommend a video or set of videos (for amateur builders that don't have spray booths, buffing machines, etc) that cover the entire process from sanding the body to grain filling to staining/dying to sealing to clear coating and finally hand polishing. In the past, I've used Tru-Oil, which does an OK job, but I'm ready to take it to the next level. I have been intrigued by the Solarez products you have shown, but still not sure what you recommend for clear coats over the Solarez.
How high a grit would you use for a Satin finish and no buffer?
Around P2,000 followed by hand rubbing with a liquid scratch remover.
@@HighlineGuitars thanks! Is there a liquid scratch remover that you'd recommend?
@@davelogeman I use Stewmac
Wondering how often if ever you sand through the finish and if so how do you deal with the sand through? Thx
I don’t sand through. I learned a long time ago that we tend to over sand. By exercising restraint, sand through is easy to avoid.
Are you saying "power sanding" or what?
"Polish sanding."
Sanding terrifies me no matter how many times I do it.
I love sanding. It’s when your finish comes to life.
@@HighlineGuitars I love the idea of sanding but the process always stresses me out. When it's done it feels great.