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What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:05 pm
by deadedith
What does Martin use as a pore-filler? What have they used in the past? If it is good enough for Martin, or for Breedlove or Taylor etc., why aren't we all just using that?
Re: What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:23 pm
by tippie53
mineral based product very much like pore o paq
Re: What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:41 pm
by mjmeehan
And they apply it with buffers. That area of the shop is the only one that is a mess. Not something I could do at home, at least not without getting thrown out!
Re: What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 7:43 pm
by tippie53
actually it is applied with a paint brush and then buffed into the wood . You are right , kinda dirty work
Re: What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:52 pm
by
Why buffers? Are they that much more expedient and effective than hand application??
-tommy
Re: What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:59 pm
by 0018G
Buffers as in a wool bonnet and sling it all over the place? Hard to believe the wool wouldn't pull the filler out of the pores. Am I visualizing this correctly?
Re: What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:46 pm
by mjmeehan
All I can figure is that the filler sets up some and the buffer helps smear it level, like John said, working it into the wood. That's just a guess but I do know that "sling it all over the place" is accurate!
Re: What does Martin factory use for pore-filling?
Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:23 am
by tippie53
The filler is painted on , and as it sets up ( flashing) they it is with a wool bonnet as Mike said. This forces the filler into the pores. I rub it in with a cloth but the buffer is faster . They also have these cool vacuum clamps to hold the body