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"I have had some really nice results with sanding to a 220 grit, and then applying sa…" Robert Phillips replied Oct 12, 2013 to Grain Filling	20	Oct 15, 2013 Reply by Jim Wehrmacher
"Wow, I can't imagine living in an area that was that humid. But that makes a lot of…" Robert Phillips replied Oct 11, 2013 to And what just happened?	10	Oct 12, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"A light sanding took care of it. The new coat went on fine and I'm back on track. I…" Robert Phillips replied Oct 10, 2013 to And what just happened?	10	Oct 12, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"You know, I had started spraying it when noticed something at the tail (accidentally…" Robert Phillips replied Oct 10, 2013 to And what just happened?	10	Oct 12, 2013 Reply by jawbone
"Sometimes those are the best set ups. Just a turn from everything. I have a friend u…" Robert Phillips replied Apr 2, 2013 to Where do you do you're work...	25	May 4, 2013 Reply by Ted Crocker
"And then a dip in the baptismal pool. Or is that the last step for the guitars??" Robert Phillips replied Mar 30, 2013 to Where do you do you're work...	25	May 4, 2013 Reply by Ted Crocker
"Is that a church???" Robert Phillips replied Mar 29, 2013 to Where do you do you're work...	25	May 4, 2013 Reply by Ted Crocker
"Wow, the entire inside of the box. I'll keep that in mind should I have a similar pr…" Robert Phillips replied Sep 4, 2012 to Help	21	Sep 19, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep
"Great looking boxes. I've had no luck finding older ones in even half decent shape.…" Robert Phillips replied Sep 2, 2012 to Neck not completely through and then strings	5	Sep 2, 2012 Reply by Robert Phillips
"I don't know about humming getting louder at lower volumes. I'd check that you didn'…" Robert Phillips replied Sep 2, 2012 to Help	21	Sep 19, 2012 Reply by Dan Sleep

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Robert Phillips's Discussions (32)

"I have had some really nice results with sanding to a 220 grit, and then applying sa…"

"Wow, I can't imagine living in an area that was that humid. But that makes a lot of…"

"A light sanding took care of it. The new coat went on fine and I'm back on track. I…"

"You know, I had started spraying it when noticed something at the tail (accidentally…"

"Sometimes those are the best set ups. Just a turn from everything. I have a friend u…"

"And then a dip in the baptismal pool. Or is that the last step for the guitars??"

"Is that a church???"

"Wow, the entire inside of the box. I'll keep that in mind should I have a similar pr…"

"Great looking boxes. I've had no luck finding older ones in even half decent shape.…"

"I don't know about humming getting louder at lower volumes. I'd check that you didn'…"

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