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| Author: | sdsollod [ Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Buffing the Cutaway... or Otherwise... |
I am basically a hobbyist. I have completed 7 steel string acoustics. My first ones were finished with Truoil or rattle cans. I got a Fuji HVLP system and used EM6000 on my last one. I don't have a buffing arbor - yet. I buffed the finish on the last one with Harbour Frieght foam attachments on my hand drill. I found that if I clamped the hand drill onto my bench vise, I could control the buffing better by moving the guitar on the buffer rather that moving the hand drill around the guitar. I think it came out quite nice... Okay - I am finishing up the EM6000 on 2 guitars; one is a L-00 and the other is a tele. I am looking for suggestions on the buffing the inside of the cutaway on the tele (but this could also apply to a cutaway acoustic). Stew-Mac's foam buffer attachments seem pretty pricey to me... I know they have a cone-shaped one that could work pretty well. But shezzz, $12 is kinda steep, especially since in wouldn't last that long... Any ideas, thoughts, suggestions? Thanks, Steve |
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| Author: | RandK [ Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buffing the Cutaway... or Otherwise... |
Make a paddle from a piece of high density (gray) foam pipe insulation glued to scrap wood to back a terry-cloth rag with paste compound. Might want a couple of different sizes. Flat ones come in handy too. Goes real quick and the rag is into the wash instead of fighting to clean the drill thing. |
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| Author: | Tony_in_NYC [ Thu Aug 08, 2013 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Buffing the Cutaway... or Otherwise... |
What about this: http://www.amazon.com/Mushroom-Cylinder-MANIFOLD-ALUMINUM-Stainless/dp/B005E1QEFU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375982267&sr=8-2&keywords=foam+polishing+cone  Or this: http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Buffing-Ball-High-Speed-Polisher/dp/B003VLAFVY/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1375982360&sr=8-9&keywords=mothers+polishing+ball  Would those work? |
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