Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

HI Allen just wondering if you wet sand with the 800 or dry sand thanks

I have had a few guitars in my years of playing including a fender strat. I currently have the 82 SB70 also an 83 Artist AS50 and a 96 RG540 all these are Ibanez MIJ guitars and I have bought and sold many but I will be buried with my AS50 and possibly the SB70 as well. The Artist is the best soundi...

The guitar is a 1982 Ibanez SB-70 Studio Blazer, there was apparently only 300 ever made but I cannot confirm this officially but that is what all my internet searching has produced. it has a great action on it and sounds very nice. It plays and feels like a fender strat withour the price.

here are some before and afters

Ok tomorrow you shall have pictures. I still have it as a bare body just hanging for a couple of weeks to harden fully before I decide wether to polish or assemble.

Well I have just re-finished my old Ibanez with 14 coats of mirotone and it looks awsome, Alan was right on the money with this product as it took me about 4 coats before I got my gun dialed in. I gave it 4 coats then let it sit for a couple of days then a light sand then the same again and left it ...

Hi guys just have a question regarding frett dressing, in order to level all my frets will i need to loosen the truss rod to un tention the neck after the strings are removed?

Can anyone give me some help with a budget polisher/buffer that I can use to buff up my guitar. I have watched Alans video but that buffer is way out of my budget so something that would do a good job would be great. There are a lot of ebay buffers but not sure if they will just be junk.

Hi Gents, can someone recommend which of my guns will do the best job on my guitar body, below are what i own. I will be spraying clear lacquer. 1. gravity feed star gun with a 0.8mm nozzle 2. syphon gun with a 1.5mm nozzle 3. syphon gun with a 2mm nozzle ( maybe to hardcore for a guitar ) I am thin...

Hi Guys, I have been waiting 4 weeks for my Stewmac walnut dye to come so i am getting sick of waiting and am now wondering if the wattle dyes i saw at bunnings would do the same job if i add a few drops to my clear lacquer any one used these dyes before.

Just wondering if I can stain the timber after doing the pore filling with z-poxy or do I stain first?

How can I contact Allan ?

Ok thanks for all that advice. When it comes down to the final finishing coats after all the wetting and sanding is done, how many coats are usually applied and do i need to sand it between coats. The Mirotone 3220 is a pre catalist lacquer so it is dry within 4 hours. Should i be giving it a light ...

Thanks for your reply. I think this stain can be diluted with water or alcohol ( metho i guess ) is it ok to spray mirotone over the shellac as I have no idea. The Mirotone MIROCAT PC 3220 Clear Topcoat can be used as a sealer according to the rep and their spec sheets so can I use this in place of ...

I guys I have a couple of question. What grade sandpaper should i start and finish with before i stain and spray the body ? I am staining with a ColorTone Liquid Stains - Medium brown and then going to finish it with Mirotone 3220 full gloss. Do I need to resand after i stain to remove all the high ...