Some guitar finish restos

[fdesalvo]

I just moved these to Imgur and thought I'd share.  If I've shown you these before - pardon!

My former Purple W Tele before sale.  Wetsanded and buffed to remove swirls and scratches.

A BCR I did for a customer.  He bought some unfinished axes from the factory after it went belly-up.  I finished the buffing process and other odds and ends..

My old S540LTDs, which I THOROUGHLY regret selling.  THOROUGHLY.

 

[Fender.Fan]

Nice job! Came out very slick

 

[Cagey]

Beautiful work!

 

[AirCap]

LOVE that purple Tele!

 

[fdesalvo]

Thanks!

Yeah the purple Tele.  That’s Ms. Nesbits and I miss the hell out of her.  I keep in touch with the guy that bought her. He hasn’t assembled it yet and it’s been over a year.  I might try to buy her back.  She needs to come back home . 

 

[dmraco]

Nice.  What’s your process??

 

[DangerousR6]

Those are purdy.... :kewlpics:

 

[fdesalvo]

Thanks, my doods.

1. Wetsand 1K
2. Wetsand 2K
3. Meg's Ultimate Compound (or Wolfgang products) on 3-4" white or orange pad, chucked into rotary tool
4. Meg's Ultimate Polish (or Wolfgang products) on white or black pad, chucked into rotary tool

Pad and product selection determined by feel.  Sometimes prudent and effective to skip compound and move straight to polishing process.  Sometimes use more aggressive pad with less aggressive product or opposite.  Just go by feel now.

 

[rgand]

Beautiful work. :icon_thumright:

 

[fdesalvo]

Cheers man!