Davis guitars Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 i was wondering about this iv read that people sand down to 2500 wet dry and they dont need to buff is this true or do i always need to buff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaintIt Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 i was wondering about this iv read that people sand down to 2500 wet dry and they dont need to buff is this true or do i always need to buff? You will still need to buff. I use trizac 3000 with an interface pad to sand and that makes it about 4000 and it still needs to be buffed with the last two stages of polish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis guitars Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 k thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 buff yes, but hand buffing is still buffing and you can do 2 stages of that after wet sanding to 800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 i just got my micromesh in today...the stuff is incredible...it lasts much longer than sandpaper,doesn't load up nearly as much,leaves consisten scratches,and works really,really fast with minimal effort if you go all the way to 12000 you won't need to buff...at least that's what they say...but i just went from orange peel to 3200 in under an hour...i am going to buff from there...3200 is a reasonable satin finish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 The only finish I know of that you can use without buffing is French Polishing method, and even then you need to be damn good with your technique before you can finish to a high shine without polishing(at least your technique has to be better than mine for sure ). Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy DePaule Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Best thing I've found for polishing inlays in the fret board is Micro Mesh. The 1600 grit first, then the 2400 grit to finish will give the pearl or abalone a great shine. Also this; The black markings in abalone. I call this "Abalone Boogers" because it is a soft material between the grain layers in the shell blanks. Often when you have sanded the inlay flush, there is a black mark where you don't want it. You can scrape most of this thin layer of Abalone Booger off the inlay with a sharp knife. Then polish the nice abalone below with Micro Mesh and the inlay will look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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