Stewart Golf ukulele kit, Руководство по сборке

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handle while adding the last stroke of finish . You can also
clamp this peg to your table when leaving the uke to dry .
Wipe on the first coat
Using ColorTone Wipe-On Poly finish, apply the first coat
using the pad made of cotton wrapped in a piece of t-shirt
cloth . The wood will soak up this first coat very quickly; it’s
basically a sealer coat . Allow to dry .
Scuff-sand with 400-grit
When the coat is dry, lightly sand it with 400-grit paper, to
remove surface imperfections .
Brush on the second coat
A foam brush lays down more finish than a cloth pad, so
brushing builds the finish more quickly while still being
very easy to do .
Scuff-sand again with 400-grit
When dry, lightly sand again with 400-grit paper .
Apply the final coat
Add a third coat for a complete finish . Allow to dry for a day .
Shiny or satin?
The finish will have a nice sheen . If you’d rather have a satin
look, you can dull the finish by rubbing it with 0000-grade
steel wool .
When the neck is bound with rubber bands, clean away any
sqeezeout you can reach . Allow to dry for two hours (there’s
a lot of glue in that neck joint) .
Apply the finish
Tape off the fretboard to avoid getting finish on it .
If there is a gap between the neck and body, fill it with
ColorTone Grain Filler . A mix of our Mahogany and Ash
colors made a good match for the light mahogany of this
unstained kit .
Tape off both sides of the gap, then use a knife to press the
filler into it . Wipe off the excess with a damp paper towel and
peel away the tape . Clean up with paper towel if needed .
Allow to dry, then sand with 400-grit paper .
Wear nitrile or other protective gloves when handling the
uke now, to keep the surface dry and clean for finishing .
Make a holder peg
You can hold the uke by the neck while finishing the body,
but by the time you’re finishing the peghead you’ll need a
hand grip .
Sand a taper onto the end of a dowel, so it will press-fit into
one of the tuner holes, like a violin peg . This gives you a
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PART 9
APPLYING THE FINISH