I finally had time to start some finishing. The hollow body and all maple have two coats of poly, the dark brown body just sanding sealer. Since I'm still in development mode, I decided to try something radical: brush on finishing. Only done it on furniture before, but I just detest not being able to comfortably finish basses in the winter here in upstate NY. I envy you Carlo! There are numerous advantages for me. No need to spend money heating my barn or dragging butt out there in sub-freezing temps through 2 feet of snow. The finish dries in a matter of hours not weeks, a big plus! And, it can be put on thinly but it's durable. There are more steps than spraying, but dry time of 4 hours makes it easy to keep the project rolling along. Wet sanding and the rest is pretty much the same process. We'll see how it goes!
BTW, got one of those nifty Stew-Mac finishing arms/brackets so I can just spin the bodies around while applying the finish. I thought about building one, but I just went for the pre-fab alternative. Nice little tool, works great!
