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Got my free sample pack today. One sheet each of 600,800,1000,1200 and 1500 along with a sanding pad. Enough to do one guitar?

Is the sample sheet the 170x130 or half that?



Either way, in my experience, it would take more to do a guitar body. I typically end up with a half sheet of what’s pictured each for top, back, and sides so you might need more to do a full body.

Edit to add: that’s with UV cured poly. I have zero experience with this stuff with anything else including waterbase or nitro, so could be totally different.

Brad


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They are the 170 x 130 Brad.

Assilex works great with nitro. I even recently sanded an epoxy lacquer off a brass trombone with it, leaving a brushed satin finish. Turned out nice.

Thanks for that Barry. I still use nitro and nothing else yet for bodies

Yes, it is my process now. No more mess with wet sanding. A sample pack should be enough for one guitar, altho I go all the way to 3000 grit

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Thanks Marcus. I’ll likely follow the 1500 with Meguiars compounds. I usually hand rub. It takes a lot more time but works well.

This is slightly off topic, but what is the draw to Assilex? I have enough Festool Platin disks to last another decade, but I’ve been more and more curious every time I see it discussed here. From what I’ve gathered, it makes fast work of the job and leaves a light scratch pattern?


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The abrasive particles seem to be very sharp and even in size. It is a dream for people that like to hand sand.

This stuff is amazing. Even at 1500 grit it could be called done. I will be using Meguiars 7 then swirl remover though. Some hand rubbing ahead! The sample pack was easily enough for a nitro body. I’m sure you could get two out of it. Never wet sanding again!

The only downside is that the abrasive is on a fabric backing which is soft and flexible with the loop backing so it does not provide a good leveling effect. Need to use regular sandpaper at an early stage to get a good level surface.

True that. I shot 6 coats initially in one day and then levelled with 3M 320 after a week and then shot a final coat. It then gassed off for a month before I started with the Assilex 600.