Andyjr1515 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Gosh. Midges or not, it's a corker! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said: Gosh. Midges or not, it's a corker! Cheers Andy! Thanks for saying so. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 On 3/10/2024 at 3:46 PM, ScottR said: Lacquer spraying is done. There are several sets of bug's feet embedded in it, should add some mojo! SR many things to take away from seeing your creations scott, and this is a stunning build... but also: black lacquer - just can't get over it ever time I see it. nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 1 hour ago, mistermikev said: many things to take away from seeing your creations scott, and this is a stunning build... but also: black lacquer - just can't get over it ever time I see it. nice work!! Thanks muchly Mike! Black lacquer is easy, and makes a classy burst. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 5 minutes ago, ScottR said: Thanks muchly Mike! Black lacquer is easy, and makes a classy burst. SR sure does. that's exactly how it strikes me... classy. love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 3 hours ago, ScottR said: Thanks. And no, my midges are more party animals. They love taking swan dives into my beer glass, when I'm unwinding on the back patio. SR That said, better than a swan doing a midge dive into your beer. Makes a right old mess... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Speaking about midges, Google seems to want to translate the most relevant article, in this case Wikipedia: Quote A midge is any small fly, including species in several families of non-mosquito Nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid zones. Some midges, such asWell, the first word can't be found anywhere although Google thinks it means 'a fly'. The first 'midge' was translated to a word that Google can't find and I've never heard. 'Fly' in the same first sentence was translated to a shape that is used in conjunction with another noun, roughly 'fly related' like in flypaper. Nematoceran was translated as 'shuttle-sausageous', again a word Google doesn't know elsewhere. 'Midges' in the second sentence wasn't translated at all, it read 'midges'. Finally, in the third sentence 'midges' was translated - drrrrrrum rrrrrrollll - 'midgets'! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 12 Author Report Share Posted March 12 2 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: That said, better than a swan doing a midge dive into your beer. Makes a right old mess... And it's much harder to get the swan out of the beer glass. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 Got started on leveling last weekend. I like to break the surface of lacquer after one week. It's around 85% cured at that point, and I believe this helps trapped solvents evaporate. Also the act of leveling removes a fair amount of lacquer that now you don't have to cure. This time I leveled using only micromesh. And I took care to follow advice that @Bizman62 has been preaching almost since the first day he joined us. Use no pressure on the sanding block, which is a pretty dense square of foam.The point I was most interested in is doing my best not to introduce any deep sanding scratches. 1500 micromesh as a starting point should do the trick. And it didn't really slow the leveling down as much as I would have thought. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 So last weekend saw only two grades completed during the leveling. After another week of drying, the lacquer is around 95% cured. And that last 5% will keep shrinking for months and months. Since this is grain filled with a film of epoxy resin, I don't expect any shrinking into pores 6 months from now, I got through three grades of sanding this weekend. What you see is up to micromesh 3600. SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 24 Author Report Share Posted March 24 While it's reflecting light pretty well, this finish is still basically satin. It's going to get really shiny next weekend. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShatnersBassoon Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Gorgeous work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asdrael Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 Looks great! Are you going to go all the way with buffing compound etc? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 3 hours ago, ShatnersBassoon said: Gorgeous work! Thank you, kind of you to say so. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 2 hours ago, Asdrael said: Looks great! Are you going to go all the way with buffing compound etc? Thank you! And absolutely. It's going to look like it's under glass. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 10 hours ago, ScottR said: Use no pressure on the sanding block, which is a pretty dense square of foam.The point I was most interested in is doing my best not to introduce any deep sanding scratches. 1500 micromesh as a starting point should do the trick. And it didn't really slow the leveling down as much as I would have thought. Isn't it somewhat counterintuitive to see how well even a fine grit sandpaper/mesh/whatever cuts through the surface, leaving a satin sheen without scratches with much fewer strokes than you'd think? Seeing that miracle happen is always fun, seeing the faces of other people after having instructed them not to use pressure for best results is hilarious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Many thanks @ScottR and @Bizman62 for the detailed 'how and why' run through of the process here. Consider all techniques as stolen and expect my next build shinier Seriously, this is great info, y'all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, Bizman62 said: Isn't it somewhat counterintuitive to see how well even a fine grit sandpaper/mesh/whatever cuts through the surface, leaving a satin sheen without scratches with much fewer strokes than you'd think? Seeing that miracle happen is always fun, seeing the faces of other people after having instructed them not to use pressure for best results is hilarious! Trudat! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 4 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Consider all techniques as stolen and expect my next build shinier Can't wait Andy! SR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asdrael Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said: Many thanks @ScottR and @Bizman62 for the detailed 'how and why' run through of the process here. Consider all techniques as stolen and expect my next build shinier Seriously, this is great info, y'all What he said. You guys should write a tutorial, for me the finish part is the most confusing one and it's really hard to find good and trustworth ressources. A lot of people claim "yeah do whatever it will work out!" but I found it to be pretty far from the truth. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 7 hours ago, Asdrael said: What he said. You guys should write a tutorial, for me the finish part is the most confusing one and it's really hard to find good and trustworth ressources. A lot of people claim "yeah do whatever it will work out!" but I found it to be pretty far from the truth. There are many many finishing methods that produce amazing results. These days, I'm finding it difficult to find the time to type a few sentences, so I don't know how soon one could expect a tutorial. One thing I can and will do, is answer any questions you may have about the method you want to use......providing that I actually know anything about that method, of course. One thing most of them have in common is careful sanding. Plain old boring sanding can make all the difference between "oh wow!" and "oh shit!" SR 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 From "Oh shit!" to "Oh wow! - at least in this spot" is my preferred method, requiring going back for fixing a scratch left from two-three grits earlier. Gentle wipes with frequently cleaned abrasive repeated a million times, that's the best tutorial about fine sanding from me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 The green tint coat did wonders to bring out the color. Also, I'm glad the initial green/sandback on the limba vastly improved with the clear coat. It faded way back to become a subtle undertone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 28 Author Report Share Posted March 28 7 hours ago, avengers63 said: The green tint coat did wonders to bring out the color. Also, I'm glad the initial green/sandback on the limba vastly improved with the clear coat. It faded way back to become a subtle undertone. Thanks John! The sandback on the back was always intended to be a subtle accent. It sometimes surprises me to look back and see how much work it appears I did for subtle accents. But what the hell, I'm going to be sanding it anyway--why not get an accent out of it? SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 31 Author Report Share Posted March 31 Shiny! That's sanded all the way to micromesh 12000.....twice actually. I went back to 2400 and ran through the grades again chasing scratches. Then Meguiars buffing compound. SR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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