ZackPomerleau
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So I am confused, do I put it on a rag, and pretty much wipe it all on, or do I one by one go into each grain streak, etc, and rub it in?
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Tonar, how on earth are you "wiping off" all that filler on the tele? In my experience filler dries into something resembling rock in a matter of minutes. Have you just applied all of the filler for picture one extremely quickly and then quickly removed for pic 2?
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Tonar, how on earth are you "wiping off" all that filler on the tele? In my experience filler dries into something resembling rock in a matter of minutes. Have you just applied all of the filler for picture one extremely quickly and then quickly removed for pic 2?
First let me say I am going after early vintage style finishes. There are much more effective ways to seal grain on a piece of wood. Remember, Fender switched from ash to alder just to save on the labor involved in preparing ash to finish. Then they started using Fullerplast to lock the wood up real tight for finishing in around 63.
When I first brush it on its shiny, once the sheen dulls it is ready to remove as seen in the picture. It is usually about 15 minutes after it is applied depending on weather. It is very labor intensive and does take some muscle to get it all off. I do a second application after the first one shrinks for a week and has one wash coat of sealer on the body.
The best stuff I ever used was the old Dunn-Edwards 8-9 Paste Wood Filler but thanks to EPA it no longer available so I make due with the Jasco. I use the Jasco because I like the color I get on the ash after it is applied. I can also tint it with color in oil so if I’m doing some crazy color like blue I can make blue filler.