09-04-2012, 12:26 PM
I found some time over the holiday weekend to do a bit more on the P53 cab. I decided not to steam out the dents because the steaming was removing the stain from the wood so it was starting to look a bit 'patchy'. I'm paranoid about keeping the lovely tone of the wood so I decided to fill what I could with grain filler (the small ones) and see about the others when I do the lacquer coats.
So I grain filled, sanded, gave a coat of very diluted brown stain (to get a better match between filler and wood) and then a coat of sanding sealer. I think I've managed to keep the general tone of the wood so far. I'll probably do about half a dozen coats of sanding sealer then start on the lacquer coats.
So far so good.
I was messing around with the chassis one evening and discovered there's no long wave so that will need attention. The volume was also erratic so I took the volume control apart to clean and lube it - it is one of those pots that is pretty much sealed so you have to open it up to spray anything into it, etc.
Cheers, John
So I grain filled, sanded, gave a coat of very diluted brown stain (to get a better match between filler and wood) and then a coat of sanding sealer. I think I've managed to keep the general tone of the wood so far. I'll probably do about half a dozen coats of sanding sealer then start on the lacquer coats.
So far so good.
I was messing around with the chassis one evening and discovered there's no long wave so that will need attention. The volume was also erratic so I took the volume control apart to clean and lube it - it is one of those pots that is pretty much sealed so you have to open it up to spray anything into it, etc.
Cheers, John
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