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Satin finish repair
Searched a bit but didnt see anything on this
I have some chipped finish on the soundboard – was a satin burst finish of sorts on a torrefied spruce top.
I was thinking of putting down some shellac and then either black fill n finish or black lacquer on top. Then some scotch brite or 0000 steel wool to make it satin.
Is this a reasonable approach? Anything others have to add?
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I’ve been using the Assilex and Bufflex systems. You could use those until you reached a matching sheen.
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It could work. If the satin finish was produced with spray, you may have to commit to normalizing sheen by abrading the entire top if you get a mismatch where the two techniques meet. This can be tricky to get right around a bridge and a fingerboard extension.
If you don’t like that, you could tape the bridge and fb and spray a really light coat over the entire top. Even a rattle can satin from mohawk could effect positive change.
Do you know if this is poly or nitro ?
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I know nothing of the finish.. mitchell website specs says “BODY FINISH: Thin, Open Pore”. Very helpful, thanks..
Also was still having doubts that this was a true black. The sunburst has notes of reddish brown on the soundboard
I was thinking of building up the color by staining shellac with either the colortone kalamazoo i have or potentially make a run to the local woodcraft for mixol tints
I presume poly would be the preferred option here?
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