ledhead420

I put on about 10 thin coats 15 min apart no sanding. Wet sanded 24 hrs later. Re-coated then sanded 24 hrs later and repeated. I did not get the stains on the next round of wet sanding. I used a machine buffer and got a beautiful finish!

minwax fast dry polyurethane from can

for the time being, I shot another coat of poly over it and will wetsand again because I went through the clear on a few spots. I need to prepare for this in case it happens again. If I get the same marks tomorrow I will post pics. I am going to wipe off water before it dries to try to prevent these spots. What I thought was very weird was that sanding would not get rid of them. I read that vinegar is supposed to nuetralize the chemical makeup of the spots? I may try that

Hi guys. Today I wetsanded one of my projects for the final finish. I sanded the poly clear enough for the whole body to have no shiny spots. I was happy with the job although there were dried water spots and residue that wet sanding could not get rid of. Will polishing get rid of these ugly water marks? I waited 24 hours after spraying the clear to wet sand. Any help at all would be appreciated!! BTW the water marks are on only certain parts of the body.

you probably wont be able to swirl the paints just in the middle. I would go for a swirl of black and pink throughout the body.

ok. But how will i know the exact spots to put the screw holes?

I am going to be refinishing a new body that will not have any screw holes. I have all the parts thats I need I just need to know how I would go about drilling screw holes such as the pickup rings, cavity screw holes, neck screws. What can I do to get the holes in the right spot and insure that my body stays safe?

does anyone know what the cracks will do to the sound, or what will happen to them over time?

thanks man. It really sucks that I gotta start over though =[

Well yeah it definetly is a shame. I was told that If the neck pocket was not raw wood than the neck wouldn't fit on right. Well it sure as hell isn't gonna fit right now... I probably will just buy a new body and try it again...

they are definetly into the wood. But not far. I think the deepest crack is only a few cm into the surface. I am going to finish this one out and set it all up and see what it sounds like. If the cracks really alter the sound then i must start a new project body =[.

well i can assure you there was not a spot of wood shown on this body. I have done about 50 coats of paint of multiple primers, sealers, solid colors, and the swirl.

Hey guys. I recently did a swirl on my guitar and when i was finished I noticed severe cracking in the guitar even with wax in the holes. I think it was caused because of the dry climate here in Colorado. There are many cracks in the guitar and I am planning on finishing it. But what will those cracks do to my sound and what can I do to repair or maintain these cracks to prevent further problems? I filled a few of the cracks with elmers wood glue. Here some pics of the guitar. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/IbanezJunkie/SwirlRG0 15.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/IbanezJunkie/SwirlRG0 16.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/IbanezJunkie/SwirlRG0 24.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/IbanezJunkie/SwirlRG0 25.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/IbanezJunkie/SwirlRG0 23.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/Iba.../SwirlRG020.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/Iba.../SwirlRG021.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/Iba.../SwirlRG022.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/Iba.../SwirlRG017.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c358/Iba.../SwirlRG011.jpg

links work here http://www.ibanez.com/forum/forum_posts.as...;PN=1&TPN=3

Ok so I did some practice swirls and here are the pics. I swirled my skateboard, and a piece of wood. The paints the I used were not suggested by the tutorial on project guitar website but I was extremely happy with the results as I did not use borax, the right paints, or the proper wood prep. AS for the guitar itself, I sanded out the neck joint (I was advised to do so) and took off the manufacturers paint inside the cavity. I tried wet sanding the scratched up surface but no luck. I will add anothe black coat before I try again. http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3junkie/swirl6.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3junkie/swirl5.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3junkie/swirl4.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3junkie/swirl3.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3junkie/Swirl2.jpg http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3junkie/Swirl.jpg