Finishing a Guitar From Bare Wood

[HolyDirt]

Anyone wanna give me some instructions on how to do a solid color finish starting with just bare wood? What tools/supplies whould I need? How long would it take? Is it hard? Also, I'm not going to try this yet, but, how you you do binding? thanks

[rspst14]

Re: Finishing a Guitar From Bare Wood

Stewart Macdonald has a good selection of finishing stuff. You might want to look into some of their stuff. I would suggest not trying to finish a guitar you care a lot about, since the chance of you doing a pro-level job on your first try is small. If you want a simpler option, try StewMac's Master Gel finishing product. I'm using that to finish my Warmoth neck.

Do you want to match the color of the body with your neck finish? In that case, the biggest challenge will be mixing the color so that it matches perfectly. If you just want a simple black color, you might have an easier time.

From my limited knowledge, I can say that you'll need to sand the neck between coats, so you'll need some sandpaper. If you're spraying nitro or lacquer, you'll likely need the equipment for that. Stewmac sells it in a spray can, so you might want to look into that. Butnut or Blueline would be able to help you much better than I could.

Ryan

[Blueline]

Re: Finishing a Guitar From Bare Wood

www.reranch.com has more detail than i could ever give you here
check out the finishing 101 section

cheers

[kmcguitars]

Re: Finishing a Guitar From Bare Wood

YUP !! The Reranch 101 is the holy grail of guitar Finishing
Here are some of the steps in a nut shell :
Sand raw wood with 320 grit
Spray sand sealer on
Grain fill (if pourus wood) i.e Ash ,Mahogany
Spray on primmer ( B.I.N.s or Reranch brand)
Spray on Color
Spray on clear coat
Sound easy ? That Cuz' I forgot to mention you have to sand and
repeat each step in between listed above Still sounds like fun ?
O.K. than Go to Reranch 101 and read it 2xs It's cool to be able
to finish your own guitar ! Take your time and have fun. Reranch
has all the products to make it a pro like finish. Just don't rush the
prep steps. THAT'S MOST IMPORTANT !!