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Bottlehead Kits => Crack => Topic started by: Nathan on January 27, 2015, 12:34:41 PM

Title: Enjoying my
Post by: Nathan on January 27, 2015, 12:34:41 PM

Salt Peanuts

Title: Re: Enjoying my
Post by: Jimb0 on January 27, 2015, 01:26:54 PM

Nice! Welcome to the Crack Club Nathan!

Happy listening.

Title: Re: Enjoying my
Post by: SammyJ on January 29, 2015, 07:05:02 AM

Looks nice -- can you talk about the wood treatments you used? Stain + finish?

Title: Re: Enjoying my
Post by: Nathan on January 29, 2015, 08:59:32 AM

Initially sanded everything with a power sander; pre-stain sealer; several coats of Minwax Sedona Red, then semi gloss poly sanded between coats (3 coats). In retrospect, I should ahve used steel wool between coats, but I know some people are down on using streel wool because little bits of the steel can get imbeded in the wood and rust over time.

19 years ago when I installed new french doors in my home and did all the finishing work myself, I used steel wool between poly coats, and there's no rust at all to this day, and the finish is buttery smooth

I seem to recall Doc is a fan of Aniline dye- I've never worked with that but I know it has many fans.