Blogging Fatso!

[Darryl Young]

David, I'm no expert but I used zpoxy on my first build. I was new to spraying and on the very first coat of finish I applied (not lacquer, it was KTM-SV), I applied the finish too thick and the coat sagged after hanging it up to dry/cure. The sags were in the waist area roughly where you are showing the finish problem in your pics. Later I sanded to level the first coats and while sanding through the sags I didn't notice the other side of my sanding block was nicking the waist on the opposite bout.....and sanded right through the finish and the zpoxy coat to bare wood. The zpoxy has an amber tint so it changed the color in the area where I sanded through. I wasn't sure how to correct this so I just left it.

I realize it's difficult to determine a lot from pics, but for what it's worth......those spots on my guitar look just like what you are showing in the pics of the waist area on your guitar.......a different shade than the surrounding area and the grain doesn't "pop" like the other areas that still have zpoxy.

FYI, some folks have had problems with ameine blush when using epoxy as a filler (any brand). Other folks have had no issues. It seems to be related to conditions (humidity etc.) when applied and technique. There is a good thread on this on the OLF if you want to check it out. This could be your problem but looking at the photos I wouldn't guess this is the case.

[David L]

As most of you know, I live in the middle of a swamp that's on the edge of a marsh, very close to a HUGE lake, not very far from the Gulf of Mexico so I don't have any humidity issues. (LOL)

David L

[David L]

I've been getting slammed at work, 10 hour days, 9 days in a row, haven't had time to work on Fatty or even make an order for a few little items I need to finish up, although I don't want to sound ungrateful for having some consistant work.

David L

[johnnparchem]

I've been getting slammed at work, 10 hour days, 9 days in a row, haven't had time to work on Fatty or even make an order for a few little items I need to finish up, although I don't want to sound ungrateful for having some consistant work.

David L

you need to get your priorities straight :)

[David L]

Justgot my order in from Stewmac, put a couple of coats of lacquer on the sand thruogh spots with the lacquer felt pen thingy. I'll wait a couple of days to cure before I scrape/sand/ buff them out. I also got some nut files in with the order so I' ready to make the nut.

David L

[David L]

IS this right? When I line the straight edge,on the frets the, bottom of the the scale,is flush is with the top of the of the bridge?

[johnnparchem]

IS this right? When I line the straight edge,on the frets the, bottom of the the scale,is flush is with the top of the of the bridge?

I try to be flush without the frets, so maybe you are 1 mm low. I would be Ok with it. If I am thinking about it right the saddle might be a little shorter than it could be.

[Kevin Sjostrand]

Yes, John is correct, a space of around 1/32 to 1/16 is good to have, but you will probably be fine with what you have there unless the top swells down the road, you won't have much extra saddle to play with. How thick is your bridge?

Kevin

[David L]

Mounted the bridge yesterday. Positioned the bridge with the KMG bridgesetter tool, The picture my look like it is improperly used as I performed this procedure earlier and then came back and took these pictures after the fact for illustrative purposes only. Actuallly I used this tool to locate the bridge months ago so I would know where to mask the body prior to finishing and then again yesrerday for the final mounting procedure.
This tool is so easy to use that for a mere banana or two a chimpanze could be taught how to use it.
David L

[tippie53]

you should have a full length straight edge for that . The plane of the frets should be just a tad off the bridge with the frets on .