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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Well I FINALLY started my Magnum Bass stripping project. Man-O-Man did they put a lot of finish and paint on this thing! I've had to apply stripper and scrape 4 times before I made it down to the wood. I can see now that it will be worth all the trouble. I'll post some pics when I get the chance. Started with a plastic scraper like the product suggested, but that was a total waste of time. Woody... I have a new found respect for you.(not that I didn't before) |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Don't sniff too much of that stripper, Vince. You'll find out why Woody acts the way he does. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Better living through chemicals...
Actually I have stopped relying on strippers and do the work by hand and machine (analyze that one Frued!).
Wear your gloves an a filter mask regardless. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | In the not too distant past, someone would have picked up on "sniffing strippers" and would have taken this thread in a whole new direction. I miss the good old days. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Well after another day (and night) of sanding I was able to put a coat of natural stain on her this morning. (: (: (:
Now I just need to decide on which type of coating I want to use. I'm leaning toward the Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil gun finish. It has worked well and ends up with a very hard/durable natural finish. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | ... Uh...I meant to say Gun STOCK Finish. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | AAAAAAARRRRRGH!!!!!...
After over 20 coats of finish... I somehow laid the body of my bass down while polishing out the final coat, and realized something pressed into the finish, making it look like it had a bad case of buckle rash ...INTO THE WOOD!
After crying about it all weekend, I just sanded it down to start over. THIS BITES! |
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Location: sitting at my computer | Yikes!!! That's a bummer dude!
"Actually I have stopped relying on strippers and do the work by hand and machine (analyze that one Frued!)." "In the not too distant past, someone would have picked up on "sniffing strippers" and would have taken this thread in a whole new direction." Ooh-La-La! :eek: :eek: |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Originally posted by bvince:
AAAAAAARRRRRGH!!!!!...
After over 20 coats of finish... I somehow laid the body of my bass down while polishing out the final coat, and realized something pressed into the finish, making it look like it had a bad case of buckle rash ...INTO THE WOOD!
After crying about it all weekend, I just sanded it down to start over. THIS BITES! What a bummer....Two of the hardest thing in woodworking - Waiting for glue to dry and waiting for finish to cure.... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "Two of the hardest thing in woodworking - Waiting for glue to dry and waiting for finish to cure..."
Right up there with FedEx/UPS deliveries over Holiday weekends... |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Well after 2 months of working at the finish on this thing, and working through various problems, I'm finally making progress. When I was working on it in the garage at work, it was a particulate problem with the heating system. After moving the project home in the basement, I realized it was now a temperature problem.(too cold) Yesterday I got the idea of placing the guitar and the finish in front of an infrared heater until it warmed up.(not hot) When I applied the finish this time it layed out nice and smooth. Now I just have to wait for more finish to arrive, since I've used up my supply. Feels so good to finally see some progress. |
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Magnum Bass Refinishing Project