THE TENORS ARE BEGINNING TO LOOK GOOD but as the shellac builds up little problems reveal themselves, Maybe an accidental dent, a smudge, an excess of pumice in a small spot, So it is now time to fix those problems.
I accidentally hit the peg head putting a small round dent in it. I filled the dent with super-glue, after it hardened
I punched a hole in a piece of tape so that I could sand the Super-glue flat without sanding off the finish from the surrounding wood. I took it down to the thickness of this tape, Then put on even thinner scotch tape and was able to sand flat very successfully. It is now hardly visible and completely filled.
I punched a hole in a piece of tape so that I could sand the Super-glue flat without sanding off the finish from the surrounding wood. I took it down to the thickness of this tape, Then put on even thinner scotch tape and was able to sand flat very successfully. It is now hardly visible and completely filled.
. There were still pores showing slightly on this Indian Rosewood. I decided to pumace one more time. You can pumice at any time during the French Polish process and I was just not satisfied. It only took about fifteen minutes to go over it with a munch with only alcohol and pumice. Then I put a little water and detergent in this dish and sanded the Rosewood with 400 grit wet and dry paper dipped in the water. This levels off the finish and removes any rough or un-even protrusions. Drying it off with a paper towel, I applied the next coat of dilute shellac.
And immediately the shine returns, but now the pores are gone, the finish is smooth and without blemish. I will put more applications of dilute shellac and probably repeat the wet sand process one more time before this uke is done, but it is sure looking great now.