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Old 05-12-2008, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by nic36 View Post
...I would avoid any finish product that is water based. water will cause cellular swelling of the wood and requires a very careful atmosphere to apply correctly. It's probably best to just avoid them all together.
There may be good reasons to avid water based finish, this is not one of them.
Just seal the wood with shellac before you apply it. I have finished several guitars with water based products.
Joel,
You could probably have good results with a water based product called Crystalac. The advantage of using it is that it burns into the previous coat. There are no nasty fumes and it dries pretty fast.
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