[sdiy] insert wood-finishing tips here

[James Coplin]

I made a lengthy description on AH for this topic as it seems to come up
quite a bit some time ago.  It details the process that I have found to
yield superior results over the many, many years I've used it.
 
http://www.retrosynth.com/ah/search/lookit.cgi?-v0408.1039
 
Let me know if you have any questions.
 
James R. Coplin
 
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From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of drheqx
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 11:28 PM
To: 'diy synth'
Subject: RE: [sdiy] insert wood-finishing tips here
 
Chad,
I would sand it with fine sandpaper for a long time ( as opposed to coarse
paper to get done quickly). Coarse paper will leave deep scratches that are
hard to get out. Do not sand across the grain at all.
 
Try 120 or 100 if it's deeply scratched. Use aluminum oxide paper for the
initial sandings and black wet sand paper for the finish sanding.
 
Go down to the wood. Apply a good sanding sealer and sand with 180. Clean
the surface with a tack rag. Varnish the thing with Spar Varnish. Urethane
is not as hard as Varnish and it takes a real long time to dry completely.
The shine that you can get from Varnish is awesome. If you want a satin
finish use satin spar varnish. After the first coat is completely dry sand
it with 220 wet. Apply a second coat of varnish after completely removing
any residue from the sanding. Steel wool the second coat with 0000 steel
wool and paste wax. ( butchers wax) Buff off the paste wax. You'll never
have to worry about that finish again.
 
I hope that was not too long. 
 
heqx
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Chad Coffman
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 7:43 PM
To: diy synth
Subject: [sdiy] insert wood-finishing tips here
 
LongStoryMadeShort: New Opus... Needs refinished... Terra incognita.
 
See pics...
 
http://home.comcast.net/~chadcoffman/side1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~chadcoffman/side2.jpg
 
Initial google searches yield nothing very useful. Perhaps one of you can
get me on the right path.
 
Thanks,
 
 
Chad
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