Tried posting this on the kit thread, it might be more appropriate here. Roy
Never built a guitar, thought I'd start with trying to do a Strat style electric. Never even played an electric, but why not?
So, I did a cherry burst, finished with four cans of clear lacquer (although they aren't all totally empty, I quit when I started to get sputtering). Let it sit for a month and then started sanding. Using the Stew Mac aerosols.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/i-3m ... 4020-M.jpg
I was a bit dismayed to see I had sanded thru the color, so I stopped and thought I'd ask for some advice. I started with 220, very lightly, then 320, then 400. The next pix should show that I'm not getting thru the clear completely (ie, the shiny spots tell me I should be sanding a bit more aggressively...?!). I suppose I was not getting uniform coverage in each clear application, which isn't a big surprise.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Guitars/i-nv ... 4109-M.jpg
So, my question now is what should I do next? Spot spray the edge I've sanded thru with red, then clear just there, or do I need to do more clear all over, or sand it down all over so I can get rid of the low spots and see if I go thru the color some more before I try to fix any of those spots that show up? I've never learned how to finish anything perfectly, and I don't mind working on this til I get it as close to right as I can. Thanks for any advice. Roy Hmm, I mostly lurk rather than post, looks like I've forgotten how to embed pix.
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