REFINISHING DETAIL TRICK

This Mic Morsel comes from the world of the guitar tech's bag of tricks -altho knowing it will benefit anyone working with refinishing materials.

Let's say you've shot a clear coat of lacquer or acrylic on a project and notice little peaks or bumps in the dried surface. How do you mill the imperfections down to the common level of the surface while minimizing the effects to the adjacent finish? Get yourself some microscope specimen slides from a hobby shop on medical supply house -or a friendly local lab tech. These thin glass rectangles are extremely flat and have very sharp square edges. Simply place the broad face of the slide on the refin'ed area and gently slide its leading edge across the little goober you'd like to remove. If you practice this trick on a flat surface such as a table top or acoustic guitar, you'll see how the slide acts as a plane, removing the tiny variations (nits and chiggers is what I call 'em) without abrading the surrounding area, making the final blend/buffing that much easier. It will take more practice when performed on the curved surfaces of LORD MICROPHONE, but you'll get it...