Run in sand and sealer....

[Okieactor]

Hey Crew,

I've been delayed on my tele project for a while. My neck is in good shape. Done with s&s and neck amber today. Body has taken longer. This week I finally got the grain filler in a decent condition to move on. Today I shot S&S and got a run coming from one one of the edges and ran a little onto the front surface. Went ahead and let it dry, waited 20 and then shot a thinner 2nd coat. The run is still visible. What do I do now? I think I have enough in my can for at least one more s&s coat. 2 more would be iffy. What's my process now?

Thanks, I know this has been addressed, I just couldn't find it.

[muchxs]

Level out the run with 400 grit, wet. I can even knock down runs in clearcoat, the trick is to mask around the run so you don't burn through. The other trick is to use a small semi-soft sanding block. The rigid foam sheets used for instulation can be cut into handy little sanding blocks.

Sanding runs on surfaces with compound curves takes practice.

[Vizcaster]

You could also level it out with a cabinet scraper or a utility knife blade. Don't slice it, but scrape with the blade held almost vertically. You might try putting a piece of masking tape at each end of the blade so the center section rides a little high.

[Okieactor]

Got this one taken care of. The run was very minimal once it dried. I did a very wet 600 sand all over and was able to get the run out without taking too much out of the sand/seal. Then I just followed up with 2 more coats s/s before going to color....

On to the next debacle...

See "lint in nitro"....