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Some of the dings and chips are just too deep to sand out - it'll look bad. I've removed all of the dust and dirt with the help of a lot of wire wool rubbing, and put another coat of finish on.
Its still attractive. It's not quite an even finish anymore, though, especially on the sides and around some edges. The binding is a bit damaged (scratches, not coming away) so I'll try to sand that out a bit, or use a Stanley knife to remove a scraping from it.
My plan - I'm going to finish as usual, tidy the binding and then try my hand at artificially ageing it using micro mesh and wire wool. Wish me luck...
I'll see how I get on. Finish first, then rub it back a bit and see what happens.
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can you steam out the dents with a wet cloth and soldering iron?
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The top has started to come away an*tiny* bit, might just be binding damage... So I'm going to put some glue in and clamp it tonight. What sort of glue would you use? I was thinking regular super glue or pva.
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I reckon that in a year or two I'll refinish it, because I think I can do better - dad knocking it off has really screwed a few things. But it's generally okay! I don't know how I'll scrape the top binding without going onto the body, though... Precision adjustable knife?
One thing I will say is I've used some micro mesh to age the headstock a little and wudtone, being quite a soft finish for some time, ages very easily.
Binding it hard work. I need a blade that's adjustable in length to a very precise length so I can set it, rest it on the body and scrape the binding accurately.
I'll do it like that when it comes to refinishing it, which I'll almost certainly do. However... I must admit, from a couple of feet away, it looks very impressive.
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Anyway, as an update - the front is pretty amazing! But... That highlights how much dust got into the back and sides. As a result... I'm going to sand it all off on Sunday with my trusty mouse and a lot of swearing (cutaways are bastards! Any hand helds that are great for this?) and refinish from scratch. It deserves to be great, and I can't accept the amount of dust in the finish making it quite bad looking, even if the front is great. A total refinish will let me mix the perfect colour match, too.
I'm excited still, though - the front really is great. Just... The rest!
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