Looking good there Hyperfish. I'm sure you'll be able to wet sand that run out once it's hardened, then buff it up again. Done it often myself, especially when I got a new spray gun and wasn't used to the feel of it...you soon learn though.
Yep, just enough would be great but out of the two alternatives I reckon too much is better than not enough. Minimises the risk of cutting through when sanding.
Sanding the finish today. I didn't fancy spending several hours hand sanding the whole body, so I tried the random orbit sander where I could.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629452-b530ec7d0434850fd0a18ff4abbda2ab.jpg
I had to keep it moving quite quickly to make sure I didn't cut through but I got away with it. The top and back took about 3 minutes. The sides were not easily accessible with the sander so I did those by hand. Then I wet sanded thebody and sides with 1200 grit.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629453-74f3fc4394295d2195f0db15b0203103.jpg
A quick wipe with a damp cloth.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629455-a04bdabeed7c27f1a131542da1ed9478.jpg
Then I went in with T-Cut on the drill mounted buffer sponge.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629456-87f8b510636bade5f3d30c852c402d06.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629458-d8f46a203454dd5c83ba691ff99dc87f.jpg
All the orange peel and runs are now levelled out.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629457-7a27db8367da002c28827714e96893d0.jpg
But a wipe down with Ronson fluid shows a few blemishes that need redoing.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629459-7a201b14f0fff3a8a4269ac7bd6ec2fb.jpg
..and then while carrying it I bumped it on the corner of the worktop and did this, FS. //static.avforums.com/styles/avf/smilies/facepalm.gif
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629460-45dbd9ba9784952565131c1fb41a244a.jpg
Which I have drop filled and waiting for it to dry.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629469-0f5647b4bda38af7b3e37eb4c10cf88f.jpg
Repaired the odd blemish.
Carefully strip sanded the dent I drop filled yesterday.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629723-166e934953251d8f935cdeb5a12641e8.jpg
Flattened the scratches with T-Cut again before cleaning.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629724-f432f46aa50cd4f5b749278cac7719bf.jpg
Then tucked away to dry after another light clear coat.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629725-e5bc4855411a1077c440aafb93b42cc6.jpg
That looks brilliant mate.Don't want to patronise the guy but hope he appreciates what you've done, that's excellent work.
Thanks. I think he'll understand when he gets pics on this. 250so far.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629757-2d6cf840bc9d0ca8ddcc2826b9a828d9.jpg
I bought a cheap replacement pickguard but the quality wasn't anywhere near that of the original which got wrinkled during removal. So I decided to try and repair it.
Sandwiched between a chopping board and a baking tray, heated the tray with the hair dryer and clamped tight.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629804-1b93942e71fa5a690bb1e0c8d6a4edae.jpg
That fixed the wrinkles.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629805-24cdbf9fd3561ea26e6348689d3b6e7c.jpg
Buffed out the scratches with T-Cut.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629806-6399c3dc3bcd5e99d6bf50e4f98be811.jpg
Worked out fine, I'll polish it later.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629807-361c64710244a7b45bcdf4cda3ed8d59.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/629/629808-a0ccf4f60d7ab44bae0c0bd3b753a426.jpg
Sanding down the finish again.
Wet sanding with 1200 grit until flattened.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632424-773b453d27c23da68bfcfc564074ea7a.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632425-beda36e186bd2be330a68819c1693d31.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632426-66c269e5a43df9e6d53c2422f72cac0a.jpg
Worried about cutting through, I decided to skip T-Cut and go straight for Meguiars.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632438-059dbdb166f545d7c47ced48571a3ef6.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632439-a2927a0f044f0648a83889b5901ccf8e.jpg
That worked out fine.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632442-f73d82b17038a053dd70bd3fa2337fa7.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632443-1f423eeeed29a06591906b509d430f54.jpg
Removed the masking from the bridge and cleaned with Ronson.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632445-aecb3435693185719fb9137df82c4881.jpg
Fitted the soft pad and then polished.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632446-28645211c9f0806682e9bb493765c9aa.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632447-c111a4fb4db195370eaccc55844533e0.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632448-b6f996eaea4e33b0a7951d3eba676d32.jpg
Cleaned and oiled the fretboard.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632449-471afe399e99e5392a2d297ca1225e34.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632450-96524dbed96081f3a1c8017fd3ed7117.jpg https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632451-1e83ce71b6b52b11aa11f8bce670d3f1.jpg
Lubed the nut.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632455-dc8fd5bdf7a2c917da2b9eacf080dae6.jpg
Oiled the bridge
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632456-16871803901ea1efbf117da02d01b031.jpg
A new set of bridge pins and my favourite strings.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632457-bfe18cadc6d77c047bfcf7f0a4b06df3.jpg
The action was great but the neck needed a small adjustment.
https://www.avforums.com/data/attachments/632/632458-1341647449446e12e640611fe0d932ca.jpg
I decided to have ten minutes on it to see what it was like. That turned into an hour. These guitars are really nice to play.