Scott Burrow

You can always do it cheaply with a Harborfreight Trim Router which has a 1/4 Collet. it's only $19 bucks I have two or three of them here somewhere, this was a good alternative, I'm using my shop fox Pin router these days though. Harbor Freight Trim Router

This is what Happend when I used Bondo. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.ph...c=29766&hl=

Sorry about that.

Sorry, I Should have remembered this, you were spot on, thinking that it was the filler. well the body has been sanded back down to wood, so the right schedule should be the following correct? as far as the Bondo, they didn't have a smaller can unfortunately, maybe I'll paint my MG (just kidding). Any books that you recommend for me? 1. sand 2. Bondo any small holes 3. spray sanding sealer 4. spray color 5. spray clear 6. wait 7. buff

Well after Striping it down I saw my problem it was the Bondo that I used to fill holes, I went to Home depot and saw this I thought that should work, not really understanding that all i really had was hardner, not the actual bondo itself, the only reason why I knew that I must of not had the right stuff is because I went back on a diffrent time and got the bondo with hardner, I got the idea from some Ebook I bought from www.Paintyourguitar.com, should I not use Bondo? anyway here is the picture and proof that it was the hardner. I guess the hardner never hardend since It wasn't really bonding with anything. I get confused when they talk about Fillers and washes, whats the diffrence? can I use a Bondo or is there a more acceptable wood filler out there, that I'm not familiar with, sorry for all the questions, it's just that I am finally getting answers thanks. here is the bondo I tried to use originally, which was actually only hardner(Idiot). http://farm1.static.flickr.com/201/4924470...bd9106ae4_b.jpg here is the bondo I bought after I had already put color on, I figured I would use it next time, unless I shouldn't http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/4924470...51904c31e_b.jpg

Great Idea, I will try that, so are you saying to try to bring it back to white? Tha might work cool. I will let you know what I find out. I can't wait to get this one done so I can get started on the next.

I had a feeling that you were going to say that, the sanding sealer and clear was from the same company. Oh well, I guess thirteen times won't hurt, thegarehanman thanks for your help I deeply appreciate it, I live in Peoria az, and theres not a lot of builders that I can ask these type of questions to. when I go to wood workers source in Phx and ask for advise, they usually just give me blank stares when it comes to finishing, as you can tell I like to experiment, I guess that's the only way I can think of to get better at it, thanks again.

I'm sorry Yes I did put it in a clear, as far as the dyes and pigments, this is what I used. http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/sc...ow/DSC_2216.jpg so would creating some kind of barrier work, then I could just put down some more layers of blue to cover up the splotches.

We'll you know this is like the 12th time that I have sanded it down to refinish it, I did sand it down every time, my process was. 1. Put Sanding Sealer on. 2. more sanding sealer with white Pigment to act as a primer ( I probably shouldn't have done this maybe) 3. one layer of blue Aniline Dye from behlen Sea blue I think it's called and added two drops of white pigment to make the color lighter 4. added two more layers to try to hide the blead through, and thats where I'm at. Can I just put a couple clear coates and let it dry a couple days and lay color again. or should I sand it down again put no color in the sanding sealer and then just do the blue over again? I have done this so many times that I'm getting semi frustrated, you should have seen the color before.

Hello my name is Scott Burrow, I'm new to this building guitar thing and to this forum(which is awesome by the way)I have been doing some searching on this forum without my answer so I thought I would just ask to see if you might be able to help me. my problem that I am having is that I am getting blead through, I'm not sure if i'm not waiting long enough between applications or what, do you guys have any idea what I can do to fix this, thanks in advance. here are some pictures illustrating the problem http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/sc...ow/DSC_2210.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/sc...ow/DSC_2209.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/sc...ow/DSC_2208.jpg http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z255/sc...ow/DSC_2212.jpg