I'm planning on doing only the tops with FP on my batch of 3 that are nearing completion. On the necks, I'd like to nitro the headstock but finish the neck playing surface with Danish Oil. I'm hoping to have a local body shop spray McFaddens on the bodies and then for me to do the wet sanding operation at home. I have questions for each of the operations:
French Polishing...Should I do the tops before lacquer application or after?
Neck...I'm thinking that I should apply the Danish oil to the neck and let it cure out for a week or so before spraying lacquer on the headstock. Does this make sense?
Body Lacquer...Normally, instructions call for 2-3 spraying sessions with level sanding and drop filling between those sessions. If I find a body shop that will do the spraying, can I just have him do a single session and then start the sanding process after 2-4 weeks of curing out. I was hoping that Tony Karol would chime in here. I seem to remember him discussing this at the Zootman's bash last summer but I may have been under an ethanol cloud at the time and just don't remember all of the details. Tony...any ideas on this?...how many coats...what thickness?...was it actually you I was speaking to about this?
TIA...JJ