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Old 03-20-2021, 02:24 PM
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Don’t let is freak you out.... We wipe our guitars down will aqueous sprays and damp clothes don’t we?

Part of finishing is progressively applying finer and finer abrasives once much of the solvent has left the solid content of the nitro. When you are down to 1,500 grit you need a fluid (water) and a surfactant (soap) to keep it from filling up. Later on, other water based finer abrasive polishes may be used before it sees the rouge on the buffing wheel.

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Originally Posted by mhw48 View Post
I know it’s the correct technique, but a photo of a wet guitar just freaks me out!
That binding is really beautiful against the BRW.
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