Sethmetal Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 SLOW AND SCARY. That is what it's like to attempt to sand the sealer off this thing. It's the SAGA PRS kit. I know a couple of people (Including myself) were curious about this, so I decided to bite the bullet. I was using 600 grit as recommended, it takes along long long long long long long long time. I finally see alittle bit of the maple. Just trying to not sand through the maple top. It loks really good when it is wet. I am so tempted just to tint coat it. But now that I'm through in areas, it won't be consitent. I think staining black first will enhance the look, but I am just so afraid of sanding through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Moon Guitars Posted March 17, 2004 Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 Any progress updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethmetal Posted March 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2004 It is taking forever and I am taking a break right now. That sealer is tough and I DON'T want to know how soft the veneer is. I am determined to finish this sucessfully. I started with 600 grit as Brian recommended.....I'm starting to wonder if he was being sarcastic. 600 barely got through any of the sealer. I started using 320 and we were moving a little quicker (Still very carefully). I have gotten down to the wood in a few spots, but still have 95 percent covered with sealer. Once I get through the top sealer, I am gonna blaze through the back with my electric sander. That will be nice. I'm just really dreading going through that veneer. I wouldn't recommend getting the saga kits if you plan on doing a real stain unless you want to go through this headache. I plan to write to SAGA and request that they don't seal this kit anymore or at least offer it without. I'll post again when I get thecourage to finish it. I have 3 other project axes and 2 bands to take my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librero Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 i screwed the veneer on my saga kit some months back. i was using 280 and 400 grit paper. i sanded through some parts. i got disgusted with both the body and myself. so i just re-applied sealer and painted the damn thing black. i'm still working on it right now. i wasn't expecting the kit with sanding sealer already applied. so, yeah, it would be a good idea to write SAGA about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Has anyone had any experience with the PRS guitar kit from www.guitarpartsonline.com? The body looks to be pretty nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeyjocustoms Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 The kits on guitarpartsonline.com ARE the Saga kits. They are just really really over charging for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sociable Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 SLOW AND SCARY. That is what it's like to attempt to sand the sealer off this thing. It's the SAGA PRS kit. I know a couple of people (Including myself) were curious about this, so I decided to bite the bullet. I was using 600 grit as recommended, it takes along long long long long long long long time. I finally see alittle bit of the maple. Just trying to not sand through the maple top. It loks really good when it is wet. I am so tempted just to tint coat it. But now that I'm through in areas, it won't be consitent. I think staining black first will enhance the look, but I am just so afraid of sanding through. So, what was the outcome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 if you were just going to spray tint it, you really diddnt need to sand the sealer off. you only need to sand the sealer off if you are going to stain it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjt Posted August 28, 2007 Report Share Posted August 28, 2007 I am wondering if a paint remover would work better in this case. I used a paint / poly remover that I bought at Home Depot on a old bass I got off of eBay and it worked great. After the finish was removed, I could safely sand with 320, 400 & 600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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