Lord Sausage Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 3 hours ago, CookPassBabtridge said: I'm really interested to see how the Azure Lagoon looks once all the coats are done - I have also been caught out by the 3 month shelf life and foolishly tried using it on a dark wood - did not go well! Yours looks great already though. I'm not so sure yet, going on well in some places and not others. I'm hoping it builds up well but I have no experience in this. I also ordered the silver highlights so if it doesn't look good I may just splurge them all over it. If I'm still not happy I'll end up spraying it in orange nitro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Thread Resurrection! Basically the wudtone finish didn't take well at all. Hardly any went on and it looked a weird green as opposed to what it should have been. I put this down to me not preparing it well enough but who knows. Anyway, it pissed me off so I sacked it off. Realising its a sanding down back to bare wood which I couldn't be bothered with at the time. Now 18 months later, I'm ready to try again. Sand it down and try the customer finish again. If this fails its spraying time. I've bought an orbital sander and started to sand it down. My question is Doesn't every single trace of the previous oil finish have to be removed from the grain for the next oil finish to stick? Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 That's the first pass on 80 grit. If every remnant needs to go i will have to go down to 40 grit then come back up thru to 180. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 (edited) On 30/04/2024 at 18:18, Lord Sausage said: That's the first pass on 80 grit. If every remnant needs to go i will have to go down to 40 grit then come back up thru to 180. Well I've gone at it with 40 grit and it's beginning to get the rest out. Hope the body doesn't end up matchstick thin! I imagine I'll have it back up to 180 in a week or so. Edited May 1 by Lord Sausage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted May 1 Author Share Posted May 1 Just realised I started this thread 3 years ago today 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 It's going to take forever to get all the last flecks of finish out of the grain so I've spoken to Wudtone. If I use a pigment dye, once I get most of the finish off, that will cover over the previous. So I'm gonna go with one of these Not sure which yet. Does anyone have any advice on contour sanding the edges? it would have to be hand sanded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) I have no hints & tips re edge sanding, other than just go at it. Takes an age! The middle example above seems to match what remains of your first finish in the neck pocket. Brown seems to cover everything well - it’s what I used on my refinish (used Crimson Guitars stuff); My only regret with this one was being an impatient prat and not leaving enough time between stain coats, leaving it a touch patchy in places. Edited May 10 by Pea Turgh Damn autocorrect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 On 07/05/2024 at 09:14, Lord Sausage said: It's going to take forever to get all the last flecks of finish out of the grain so I've spoken to Wudtone. If I use a pigment dye, once I get most of the finish off, that will cover over the previous. So I'm gonna go with one of these Not sure which yet. Does anyone have any advice on contour sanding the edges? it would have to be hand sanded. Think I'm gonna go with the surf green. Gonna try and get it sanded to 240 over the week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 Does anyone know ow anything about random orbital Sanders? I used at 40 grit to remove the finish and it seemed fine. I had a go with 80grit today and it doesn't seem to be doing anything. Hardly any dust coming off the sandpaper on it doesn't seem like it's been used thought I've gone over the body lots of time. I'm essentially using the weight of the machine. If you put too much pressure it stops spinning. I've tried it on fast speed and slow. Doesn't seem to be doing anything. Any advice would be welcome Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 Update in the longest build ever. I sanded it down to 40, then back up to 240. Bought a new Wudtone finish. Did the first coat, yet again, it didn't take. E mailed Wudtone they said try at 180. So I've sanded it back to 40. I'm gonna bring it back to 180. I'm so pissed off its untrue. I've got a feeling that it won't take again. I bought the kit from pitbull. The bodies in their kits aren't suppose to be sealed or treated. This was a custom order and I think it must have been as its just not taking the oil. There seems to be a shine in certain parts of the wood and I've been down to 40 grit twice now. If it doesn't take this time it's being sprayed with Molotow spray paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 There must be something odd going on with the body. Hopefully third time lucky with the Wudtone 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted July 19 Author Share Posted July 19 14 hours ago, Richard R said: There must be something odd going on with the body. Hopefully third time lucky with the Wudtone 🤞 😆 it bloody better be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 I've, once again, sanded it back. This time to 180. Gonna try the wudtone again this week. Wish me luck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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