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Mike wrote: Hurb's jazzer was shedding paint at Doogfest as I recall.
Nah it wasn't.
The paint that was really fresh was only like a little bit at the back that was a sand through.


Leave paint as long as possible. but at this time of year you are gonna need to wait less.
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Doog wrote:
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Doog- go for a cork sanding block for the flat areas, those soft ones make it very difficult to get even pressure.
What's the benefit of using a cork block over just a wooden block to wrap the sandpaper around?
Softer & less likely to rip the sandpaper and mark the body/new paint.

Wilkinsons is good for that kind of stuff, sandpaper, sanding blocks etc.
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Do Wilkinson do Wet/Dry?

Apologise Hurb, I could have sworn you said it lost some paint.

I still lay clear on everything, it adds a visible layer of protection. My Baja Telecaster is blonde and has buttloads of clear on it, and I did the same with my Duo-Sonic body. In fact I've finished laying clear now and I'm just leaving it a month to cure before final buff and assembly.
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I'll probably stick some clear on it, I'd rather make it as beefy as possible.
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Mike wrote:Do Wilkinson do Wet/Dry?
They do but the grades don't got that high. I saw a pack I bought yesterday that was labelled 'fine', checked the back of a sheet and it was 400. I found some spare stuff from Halfords I'm gonna bring to doogfest. I think the grades were 800/1200/1500, something like that anyway.
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1500 is what I'm using on the final sanding of my body. It's perfect for that, you just need a tickle.
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You should defo do clear. YOu can use less paint that way, just make sure you get a nice even coat of colour, and then your done, just start doing layers of clear, then once they have hardened you can wetsand them down. USE BABY OIL for wetsanding.
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More Cowbell wrote: USE BABY OIL for wetsanding.
This is what I did and it worked fine for me. Wait, I used mineral oil...and I went up to 2000 grit. I found with 1500 grit it wasn't quite a mirror shine. The 2000 grit made it all better- some slight swirl marks/tiny scratches can be seen in the sun but it was a noticeable improvement from 1500.
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