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| Author: | cablepuller1 [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bridge finish? |
Just wondering what everyone does with there finished bridges Finish,grain fill,just sand to high grit? Mines ebony btw |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Remember that one day your bridge may lift and need to be carefully removed and reglued. Heat is used for that making finishing the bridge not a serviceable thing to do. I micro meshed mine or buffed them out and then used Howard Feed-n-wax if I wanted to condition it and pop figure. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
I don't finish mine... |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Sand, shellac, micromesh. Open pores. Only takes a few minutes. No worries if it has to be redone after heating to remove the bridge. |
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| Author: | kencierp [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
"0000" steel wool and just a touch of Min-Wax "Hard Finishing Wax" wool buffing pad. |
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| Author: | rlrhett [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
I sand up the grits to 2000. Nothing else. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | MikeWaz [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Open pores. Micro mesh. At times I've used Tru-Oil or Tried and True. I think using something light is nice to just pop the grain and darken the wood a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | J De Rocher [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
I leave mine unfinished and sanded to low grit. I found that when I sanded ebony or rosewood bridges to anything above 320 that the surface was very susceptible to marks from even light contact like a finger nail brushing across the surface, which leaves something that looks like a burnish mark. The higher the grit (sandpaper or micro mesh) the worse it was. It really bugged me so I stopped sanding to high grit. Do those who sand their bridges to fine grits see that happen? Maybe oil or wax would prevent that? |
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| Author: | WilliamS [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
I have gone with no finish/high grit sand and buff but usually I wet sand with waterlox @4-600 grit then work my way up to the finer grit micro mesh or micro finishing papers. Fills most of the pores and gives a nice luster without really looking like it has finish on it. I've had to remove a couple that I've done this to and the heat does dull things but nothing that 2-3min with fine paper or buffing can't fix. |
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| Author: | Ken Lewis [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
For mine, especially ebony, I sand to 400 or 600 no more, then a quick buff on a couple of small (4" or so) buffs on the drill press. Ebony will blacken them so I use them only for this purpose. Cheap, less than $10 each from hardware store. |
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| Author: | Ken Lewis [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Here is a link to a few done this way viewtopic.php?f=10117&t=45549 Last picture down. Ken |
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| Author: | DennisK [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
J De Rocher wrote: I leave mine unfinished and sanded to low grit. I found that when I sanded ebony or rosewood bridges to anything above 320 that the surface was very susceptible to marks from even light contact like a finger nail brushing across the surface, which leaves something that looks like a burnish mark. The higher the grit (sandpaper or micro mesh) the worse it was. It really bugged me so I stopped sanding to high grit. Do those who sand their bridges to fine grits see that happen? Maybe oil or wax would prevent that? Yep. Any moisture dulls it too, so finger prints show. That's why I started adding shellac. |
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| Author: | Joe Beaver [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
I sand mine to a nice sheen then about two or three coats of fingerboard oil. Nothing on the gluing surface of course. It eliminates the 'moisture makes it matte' problem. And it is easy to touch up. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Sand to 600 max, 2/3 applications fingerboard oil with paper towel, quick buff with cotton wheel. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Always used 600 grit, then canning wax on bridges and F/B's. Rub it on and rub it in with a cloth. Done. |
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| Author: | Haans [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 7:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Double post. |
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| Author: | SteveSmith [ Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bridge finish? |
Hesh wrote: Remember that one day your bridge may lift and need to be carefully removed and reglued. Heat is used for that making finishing the bridge not a serviceable thing to do. I micro meshed mine or buffed them out and then used Howard Feed-n-wax if I wanted to condition it and pop figure. Same as Hesh for Rosewood. For ebony I just sand and polish it before I glue it on. |
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