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I'm having a nightmare of a time with this stewmac version of aqua coat for a grain filler on swamp ash jaguar body: https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Finishing_Supplies/Fillers_and_Putties/ColorTone_Clear_Grain_Filler.html
I've tried every conceivable way of putting this on - brush, hands, paper towel, scraper, thinning it - and it's just not doing a great job of filling the grain after about 5 coats. While I get it's going to take multiple coats, the satellite issue I'm having is with sanding it back. I've tried 320, 220 and 180 grits and no matter how much I go over it, I still seem to be left with little spots you can see in the right light where it's not fully sanded back. I plan to do a transparent brown nitro finish, and so I have a few questions.
1) Are those spots going to get all hazy if I lacquer over them?
2) Does anyone have any tips here, or is it just going to be a week long ordeal of sanding and sanding and sanding?
3) Should I just try and sand the whole thing back and use a new product? Maybe something like this: https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Finishing_Supplies/Fillers_and_Putties/ColorTone_Powdered_Grain_Filler.html
I've attached an image of what I'm talking about - top left in the photo, but it's like that all over the guitar if the light hits it just right...and it's really hard to catch.
I've tried every conceivable way of putting this on - brush, hands, paper towel, scraper, thinning it - and it's just not doing a great job of filling the grain after about 5 coats. While I get it's going to take multiple coats, the satellite issue I'm having is with sanding it back. I've tried 320, 220 and 180 grits and no matter how much I go over it, I still seem to be left with little spots you can see in the right light where it's not fully sanded back. I plan to do a transparent brown nitro finish, and so I have a few questions.
1) Are those spots going to get all hazy if I lacquer over them?
2) Does anyone have any tips here, or is it just going to be a week long ordeal of sanding and sanding and sanding?
3) Should I just try and sand the whole thing back and use a new product? Maybe something like this: https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Finishing_Supplies/Fillers_and_Putties/ColorTone_Powdered_Grain_Filler.html
I've attached an image of what I'm talking about - top left in the photo, but it's like that all over the guitar if the light hits it just right...and it's really hard to catch.