Koa Parlor guitar ready for spraying.

[johnnparchem]

I am really excited about how this guitar is looking right now. Mainly I am trying to avoid rushing to keep from screwing it up.

I have finished the zpoxy pore fill and applied a couple of applications of shellac so I am ready to spray this guitar this weekend. The Koa pores filled really fast, two applications, I sanded both back and applied a coat of thinned zpoxy. After the zpoxy cured, I very lightly sanded the back and sides and padded on a few coats of 1lb blond shellac.
Before the zpoxy I applied a few coats of shellac on the top to protect it during the zpoxy. I cleaned the top, mostly sanding back the shellac and then padded on a few applications of the 1lb blond shellac.
I am going to start spraying EM6000 this afternoon.

[Tony_in_NYC]

It looks great! What is the soundboard?

[David L]

I agree with Tony, it does look nice. Is that top some type of cedar?

David L

[johnnparchem]

Thanks!

The top is Western Redwood. Closely related to western red cedar.

[tippie53]

Patience is the hardest part of this craft to learn. As they used to say in my day
LOOOOOKINGGG GOOOOOD

[johnnparchem]

I did get the first coat on, and it is looking OK.

[Kevin Sjostrand]

John, that guitar is going to be a beauty.
And John H, you are my age. Didn't we use to say it is "Cherry" in our day?

Kevin

[johnnparchem]

You are both my age, I sort of remember Farrrr out man ...

[Tony_in_NYC]

Dave's not here man.

[johnnparchem]

I have put 12 coats of EM6000 on the body of my guitar. I did a little sanding and filling after 6 coats, and then at 11 coats, I removed a couple of drips and very lightly sanded with 400. The EM6000 really levels well. A 30 second pass on the top showed the top was already level. I had a slight run on the top of the back that I removed.

The neck is up to about 9 coats. At 8 coats I lightly sanded and removed a drip. It is also stayed really level. I am sort-of consistant when setting my gun for a wet spray that does not run. The runs I did get were from going back over an area that did not look wet enough; basically not following Tony's advise about leaving the mistakes alone until dry.

I plan just a couple more light coats on the body, and 3 or so more coats on the neck. Then I will let it sit for a week.