demetan Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hi, I've just put the first coat of polyuethane on my maple fingerboard. My question is : Should I sand the neck before the sedond coat ? If yes, can I us 1200 grit paper ? How many coat should I put ? 2 or 3 ? Thanks you !! CIAO CIAO Duby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hi Duby, On finishing your neck: 1) Yes, you need to sand between coats. 2) I use steel wool for intermediate sanding. 3) I tend to use more "lacquer" on the back and headstock and less on the fretboard. How many coats? Depends on heavy your coats are. Take care, Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demetan Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I've got 000 steel wood. Is it good ? How many time must I wait between coat ? on the pot, it is writen that the next coat should be put between 12 and 24 h, but i don't know if this is always true for guitar fingerboard. Again, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Are you doing both the neck and the fretboard? They are both maple? I haven't used steel wool and I'm not saying it shouldn't be used but I think 0000 is the prefered type. I get nervous about the steel particles getting left behind so I haven't used it. I really like the micro-mesh for the higher grit sanding work. It's expensive though. I think someone here had some problems using steel wool for finishing a birdseye neck not too long ago - the particles got embedded and rusted. Maybe it was on mimf - I don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I'm starting to use synthetic steel whool for inbetween coat sandings. Works quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demetan Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I'm just refinishing the fingerboard. The guitar is a Jem 77 Bfp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Hi, You should wait between 12 an 24 hrs for each coat, always sand between coats. Please remember Polyurethane is dry in 24 hrs BUT fully hardended in 5 to 6 WEEKS, so if youre going to polish, take your time Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demetan Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I don't know if I will polish after. Actually, I don't know how to polish !! I'll try to find 0000 steel wood tomorrow. I hope I will find some. Otherwise, I'll use the 000 used gently and smoothly. If I understand well, I should wait during 4-5 weeks before using again the neck. Duby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 edited away....just realised that my post has nothing to do with the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demetan Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 So, I put 2 coats and I'll put the last one tomorrow. It works well with the 000 steel wood. Here is my last question about the work : Do I have to sand after the last coat ? Do I have to wait during 4-5 weeks after the last coat before playing with the neck ? Duby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 check out the finishing tutorials, I think you may find what you're after in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86barettaguy Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 I finished my neck with no sanding at all. of course, I used nitro-cellulose laquer and did just 3 or 4 coats with about an hour between each coat. needless to say it's not very shiny and feels kinda "raw", but I think it plays damn well anyway. I guess time will tell if I'm a complete idiot (as usual) or a lucky fool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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