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 Post subject: Lacquer finishing....
PostPosted: Mon 12 Dec 2011 05:27 PM 
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Not a Mats guitar, but a question about lacquer...

I am re-lacquering my guitar that i built, (d-28 martin kit) long story short, what started as a loose bridge turns into a full refinish....LOL

Once i have layed down the lacquer, wetsanded smooth as a babys butt, how do i make it shine? Any suggestions on what polish to use for buffing the finish to an insane amount of shine?


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PostPosted: Mon 12 Dec 2011 05:39 PM 
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Link to pics of the whole ordeal...

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... ee8fa04d67


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PostPosted: Mon 12 Dec 2011 06:31 PM 
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Check here: http://www.reranch.com/reranch/


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PostPosted: Tue 13 Dec 2011 12:15 PM 
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Thanks for the link Jorg! A lot of useful info there!


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PostPosted: Tue 13 Dec 2011 11:10 PM 
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Guys, i am so freaking happy right now.... I put the last of the finish on, and did a perliminary buffing... This thig SHINES!!!!! i wetsanded 600-1000-1500-2000 and then found some nice polish that i have some extensive time with..... Meguiers scratch x 2.0..... That stuff worked great.... Its about $12 US fir a bottle and it took about 1/3 a bottle to do the preliminary buff... Gonna let the lacquer harden up a bit more before going in for all the really little stuff.... I am pretty much just as happy right now as i was when i first strung up and plugged in my conrad es330 copy..... :lol:


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PostPosted: Wed 14 Dec 2011 09:56 AM 
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Bogieboy wrote:
...then found some nice polish that i have some extensive time with..... Meguiers scratch x 2.0...That stuff worked great...
I've been a booster of Meguiers in these forums for some time, mostly the rubbing compound. I think they really do have the best stuff available, in NA at least.

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PostPosted: Wed 14 Dec 2011 04:07 PM 
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LOL my main (fastest and most expensive) hobby is working on my truck (supercharged 96 dodge dakota) and taking it to shows and what not...LOL i know the scratch x all too well.... Worked great!!!


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