finishing my guitar
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MikeRocker
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Re: finishing my guitar
Check out:
www.reranch.com
Great products, great instructions, great customer service. I'm not affliated with them, I've just used their products for several projects and I believe in recommending quality products/companies.
Check out:
www.reranch.com
Great products, great instructions, great customer service. I'm not affliated with them, I've just used their products for several projects and I believe in recommending quality products/companies.
callous_frigid_chill
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Re: finishing my guitar
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Metalman_666
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Re: finishing my guitar
I think a nice oil finish is a great idea.
I think a nice oil finish is a great idea.
Fresh_Start
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Re: finishing my guitar
ReRanch is great, but nitro (or poly) lacquer is NOT the ticket if you want to keep the wood grain IMHO.
Tung oil might work just fine.
I've finished a neck by brushing on a couple coats of clear shellac, sanding, then wiping on TruOil from Birchwood Casey. The shellac gives you a water barrier, and the TruOil is a polymerized linseed oil (whatever that means) that you can use to build up a thin finish and can buff as shiny as you want.
I did a lot of research on this before using TruOil, but the Musical Instrument Makers Forum "Library" has a wealth of knowledge. Being lazy tonight, I've also posted some useful links about TruOil in the last month or so.
If you use an oil finish, try sanding the wood a lot and really fine. I went up to at least 600 on that neck and it really helped "pop" the grain. (Don't go much past 220 with lacquer 'coz it needs a rougher finish to adhere to.)
Chip
ReRanch is great, but nitro (or poly) lacquer is NOT the ticket if you want to keep the wood grain IMHO.
Tung oil might work just fine.
I've finished a neck by brushing on a couple coats of clear shellac, sanding, then wiping on TruOil from Birchwood Casey. The shellac gives you a water barrier, and the TruOil is a polymerized linseed oil (whatever that means) that you can use to build up a thin finish and can buff as shiny as you want.
I did a lot of research on this before using TruOil, but the Musical Instrument Makers Forum "Library" has a wealth of knowledge. Being lazy tonight, I've also posted some useful links about TruOil in the last month or so.
If you use an oil finish, try sanding the wood a lot and really fine. I went up to at least 600 on that neck and it really helped "pop" the grain. (Don't go much past 220 with lacquer 'coz it needs a rougher finish to adhere to.)
Chip
