whitebison66
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I've read through the posts I could find about sanding, drying, and buffing nitro. I've just finished putting (rattle-can) coats on the face of the Less Paul project. Probably 6-10 coats, some of them heavy. Wet-sanded (scuffed, really) w/320 between.
The way I understand it (and please correct me if I'm wrong), there are 3 things that need to be done, and they need to be done in this order:
1: (Wet) level-sand @ 600 grit, removing all dips, etc. Doing it now is apparently easier than when the lacquer hardens after the drying period.
2. Let it dry for at least a week, preferably 3 (which is what I intend).
3. Buff with compound, and/or wet-sand through higher grits (800-2000, according to varied posts). I'm doing this one by hand, so I know what I have ahead of me.
I am asking you all now if this is the preferred order of these events. It makes a lot of sense to me, but I want to double-check.
Thanks!
The way I understand it (and please correct me if I'm wrong), there are 3 things that need to be done, and they need to be done in this order:
1: (Wet) level-sand @ 600 grit, removing all dips, etc. Doing it now is apparently easier than when the lacquer hardens after the drying period.
2. Let it dry for at least a week, preferably 3 (which is what I intend).
3. Buff with compound, and/or wet-sand through higher grits (800-2000, according to varied posts). I'm doing this one by hand, so I know what I have ahead of me.
I am asking you all now if this is the preferred order of these events. It makes a lot of sense to me, but I want to double-check.
Thanks!