Acoustic Guitar Construction

Posted: **Sat May 11, 2013 9:32 am**

Looking good! Is this your first time with Z-Poxy? How do you like it? I really like using it.

Posted: **Sat May 11, 2013 7:06 pm**

I've used Zpoxy once before, on my first guitar with the rosewood back and sides. I like it, although I haven't tried anything else to be honest. Nevertheless it does the trick for me and I'll stick with it.

Posted: **Sat May 11, 2013 7:26 pm**

Ready to start to spray the Deft rattle-can lacquer.

: Back: Zpoxy done, ready for lacquer.; DBD_8087.JPG (73.77 KiB) Viewed 488 times

: Sides: Zpoxy done, ready for lacquer.; DBD_8088.JPG (59.38 KiB) Viewed 488 times

: Top: Zpoxy done, ready for lacquer.; DBD_8089.JPG (51.59 KiB) Viewed 488 times

: First coat of lacquer.; DBD_8092.JPG (63.09 KiB) Viewed 488 times

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: Picture taken after a couple of coats. Up close you can see all the dimples and wrinkly bits. And a few scratches show up, so they'll need to be sanded out when the level-sanding is done.; DBD_8099.JPG (118.64 KiB) Viewed 488 times

: I sand this until most of the shiny stuff is gone. You sand all the high spots spray again, repeat, and eventually build up a sufficient coat.; DBD_8107.JPG (82.12 KiB) Viewed 488 times

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: Ready for another coat. I found that subsequent coats go on smoother each time, so there's less texture that needs to be leveled as you progress.; DBD_8110.JPG (95.07 KiB) Viewed 488 times

: It may not be shiny now, but it's definitely getting "sheeny".; DBD_8119.JPG (73.39 KiB) Viewed 488 times

Posted: **Sat May 11, 2013 7:45 pm**

Final coats of lacquer put on before letting it cure.

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: While the lacquer on the body is curing it gives me a chance to dress the frets.; DBD_8157.JPG (83.65 KiB) Viewed 487 times

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Posted: **Sat May 11, 2013 7:59 pm**

Final sanding and polishing after letting it cure for at least a week to 10 days.

: Starts out shiny, but wet sanding with 800 w/d sandpaper makes it dull again. That will change...; DBD_8161.JPG (93.73 KiB) Viewed 487 times

: getting a bit of sheen...; DBD_8166.JPG (90.34 KiB) Viewed 487 times

: and a little sheenier as you move up through the sanding grits... (ignore that piece of 320. I only used 800 or higher at this stage); DBD_8167.JPG (97.01 KiB) Viewed 487 times

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: after using a polishing compound; DBD_8172.JPG (99.58 KiB) Viewed 487 times

: A fairly good reflective surface; DBD_8173.JPG (89.11 KiB) Viewed 487 times

Posted: **Sun May 12, 2013 12:55 pm**

That's a pretty decent finish. I would give it higher marks, but I can't read the writing on the light bulb!
What grit did you sand up to?

Posted: **Sun May 12, 2013 1:58 pm**

TonyinNYC wrote:That's a pretty decent finish. I would give it higher marks, but I can't read the writing on the light bulb!
What grit did you sand up to?

I'm sure I have a photo here somewhere where you can read the wattage on the bulb in the reflection :)

I went up to 2000 grit. Overkill perhaps, if using the rubbing compound?

One my last guitar I used micromesh. On this one I did not, as I wanted to see what was achievable with the grades of w/d and the polishing compound.

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