So I'm at the buffing stage of finishing this guitar. It has numerous coats of ColorTone Nitrocellulose Gloss Lacquer on it. Has had time to cure (as much as a nitro finish will cure). Tomorrow I will wet sand to 2000 grit. Now all instructions off StewMac (where I got the lacquer) and a few other sources go into buffing on a machine before final polishing. But I don't have access to a buffer of this type and at this point don't have the money to get even a cheaper hand drill buffing set and the various buffing compounds. So I'm wondering now about buffing by hand, as in a rag in my hand, rubbed on the surface of the guitar. What would I want to use as a buffing compound for this. I have been looking at Behlen's Buffers Polish http://www.rockler.com/buffers-polish Any thoughts on how this would work? I'm kind of wondering if buffing would really be necessary after wet sanding to 2000 grit. So what are your thoughts?
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I have one word for you - MicroMesh. Well, that might be two words, but anyway, I got the best finish ever using MicroMesh. No scratches whatsoever, deep glossy shine, amazing. You wouldn't need to buff, just hit it with some guitar polish at the end if you want.
MicroMesh starts with 800 grit and goes up to 12000.
Hi I've made 3 Telecaster copy's ( as in my sig pic ) , I used nitro colour and clear coat , left for 3 weeks , sanded the body ( can't remember if it was 2000 or 3000 ) then I used just ordinary T-CUT , doing a bit at a time small swirls , buffed it when dry and kept doing till I got the finish I wanted , machine buffing can be a bit harsh on Nitro I wasn't experienced enough to have a go , here's a couple of pics of the La Cabronita copy I did
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