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Author:  rich altieri [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:42 am ]
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There must be an easier way. This is one of those projects that never gets better. I had built a EIR with a crazy Sitka Bear claw top about 2 years ago and was not happy with the amber tint I applied to the top. Too dark and looked lousey so I decided to remove the neck and bridge and re-do it. Well from sanding too much I actually sanded through the thin purfling I had used on the soundboard so I then ended up routing off all the bindings and redoing them. Well that came out well but in the process made a little gouge on the top near the neck. Sooooo I inlaied a sliver of spruce to fix that. Next I decided to strip all the finish as I needed to do a little work leveling the bindings to get them absoutly flush to the sides. I just spent the last 3 hours with lacquer thinner and a razor blade getting the old lacquer finish removed. What a pain in the neck. Found myself wishing I had started another project and living with the ugly amber.

I hate redoing stuff - seems like it takes twice as long as it does to make a new one.

Thanks for letting me vent. Sure felt good to me

Author:  tippie53 [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:50 am ]
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   Hi Rich
   I use acetone and a scraper. That way I don't have to worry as much about chemical reactions later , There are some good strippers out there. Zip Strip is my favorite if I need to use one.
    WHen you are finished to a through clean up and use Nathptha mineral sprites and alcohol before applying any finish
john
Author:  rich altieri [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:53 am ]
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Thanks John - Looks like I took the same approach, I did use Acetone - my error posting that I used lacquer. Hands feel broken from the scraping. Thanks for the tip regarding prep before finish.
Author:  James Orr [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:11 pm ]
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I've used jasco quite a bit. It's the only stripper I've ever used, but it sure
does work on lacquer, and fast. With a plastic puddy knife, I stripped a
neck to a clean wood surface in no time. Maybe twenty minutes. That's
probably generous.
Author:  npalen [ Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:51 pm ]
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I've become an excellent stripper with lots of experience!
Seriously, keeping the stripper off plastic binding is part of the challenge.
Nelson
Author:  rich altieri [ Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:03 pm ]
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well i finished this puppy tonight and after a good bit of grueling work with scrapers and acetone i am pleased with the end result. this gave me a good appreciation of how much lacquer builds. will shoot some pictures for the weekend.
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