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AxShack	AxShack posted 9 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 20	Hi folks, I am trying to recover a Stratocaster that I rubbed back to wood using Coating Resin to get back to a good surface finish before painting. I am a complete newbie to the use of epoxy resins and now I fear that I have messed it up !! I mixed up the two parts as instructed on the bottles, and spread it liberally - probably too thickly actually. that was 2 days ago and now the surface remains slightly sticky, which worries me a lot ! I have a horrible feeling that it isn't going to cure properly, or will it eventually harden up enough for me get in there with some abrasive and prepare it for a final coat? If not, I guess I will have to scrape it all off and start again...that will the 4th time, having tried the primer/filler, topcoat, clear coat route 3 times and realised that the wood quality is so bad it was never going to cover well. Incidentally, Fender use epoxy resin as a grain filler so I was hoping to emulate the factory process. What say you? Cheers Dave Dave the Luthier Tags coating resin curing problems.guitar
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AxShack	AxShack posted 9 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 20	I think the humidity level was a bit high, but I think my generous application was mostly to blame ! Have now managed to rub it down quite a bit, back to hard and dry surface and applied a second coat. I think one more coat and it will be ready for paint D Dave the Luthier
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