French polish and rain

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flamencositar

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Joined: Aug. 8 2012

French polish and rain

All wise and powerful builders of the guitar:
Does rain affect french polish and how so?
If a builder constructs instruments in a humidity controlled shop, why/how does rain affect the french polish process?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 20 2012 13:30:15

keith

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From: Back in Boston

RE: French polish and rain (in reply to flamencositar)

are you asking if one french polishes outdoors in the middle of a rain storm will it affect the finish? i would imagine so. or are you asking whether taking a previously french polished guitar out into the rain? a humidity controlled shop is just that--controlled. if it is raining outside but 50% in the shop then i would imagine it really does not matter whether or not it is raining

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 20 2012 13:54:13

flamencositar

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RE: French polish and rain (in reply to keith)

New guitar that needs to be french polished.
Not outside, but inside, in a humidity controlled shop.
Why would the aformentioned constraints affect the french polish process? Or they would not?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 20 2012 14:00:32

Gimar

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RE: French polish and rain (in reply to flamencositar)

the whole point of a humidity controlled shop is that humidity changes etc wont be very noticable inside the shop. So it shouldn't matter if the shop is properly humidity controlled.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 20 2012 15:07:21

flamencositar

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RE: French polish and rain (in reply to Gimar)

That's what I thought. Just wanted validation for my stupidity. Was told otherwise....

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 20 2012 17:44:04