Orange-peel remmoving

Splayed final coats were completely cured after 14-days. However, splayed surface is not a gross finish leveling, and the surface state after the final splaying is called as "Orange peel". I did a 400-grit dry sanding with very gentle touch, because the 400-grit sandpaper is able to sand-out completely the finish. Then, I finished with a 600-grit water sanding for Orange peel removing. Necks and bodies have been done for orange peel removing work this week-end. This is a very time consuming work. If I accidentally over sanded all the way down to the wood surface, I have to start over for the spraying work. So the orange-peel removing is a very sensitive and risky work. However, it is depending on the pore filling work quality. If I was able to create near perfect surface leveling during the pore filling work, the orange-peel removing work is a straight-froward task. In fact, I was able to remove orange-peel for both MD and SSJ models. What a relief!

Next week, I will have polishing works to make gross finishing surface. Those guitar making projects are approaching to the final step.