Removing a finish
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Jessie Sammler
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Re: Removing a finish
Now that I have all the flat and planar curved surfaces rough-sanded, I'm switching to hand power for the top. Wet-dry sanding paper and foam blocks, going nice and slow. Tap water.
So far, I have some of the tint off, and there's a nice bright orange flame underneath. It's almost like they finished it as a flame, then went back and did the burst tint over it. It could have been a finished guitar without the tint.
For the headstock, I did take the back and sides down to bare wood.
Now that I have all the flat and planar curved surfaces rough-sanded, I'm switching to hand power for the top. Wet-dry sanding paper and foam blocks, going nice and slow. Tap water.
So far, I have some of the tint off, and there's a nice bright orange flame underneath. It's almost like they finished it as a flame, then went back and did the burst tint over it. It could have been a finished guitar without the tint.
For the headstock, I did take the back and sides down to bare wood.
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Jessie Sammler
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I'm still not sure how I want to do the finish. Last time I used Tru-Oil, it seemed kind of thick. Does it get old if it sits around?
I'm still not sure how I want to do the finish. Last time I used Tru-Oil, it seemed kind of thick. Does it get old if it sits around?
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Jessie Sammler
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Jessie Sammler
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Well, kids, it's not a burst anymore.
Well, kids, it's not a burst anymore.
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Jessie Sammler
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Re: Removing a finish
Next step:
Take off enough of the top finish so that I can stain the flame veneer.
Or do I just finish sand it and leave it?
My stain of choice for the neck, back, sides: Min-Wax Red Mahogany.
Next step:
Take off enough of the top finish so that I can stain the flame veneer.
Or do I just finish sand it and leave it?
My stain of choice for the neck, back, sides: Min-Wax Red Mahogany.
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Skaforlifeologist
Re: Removing a finish
dude, if you ended up just clearing or oiling it, it would look amazing.
dude, if you ended up just clearing or oiling it, it would look amazing.
SabbathFan0220
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If you do stain it, I would really dilute the stain. The top looks so good as it is...you don't want to lose too much of that flame with a dark stain.
If you do stain it, I would really dilute the stain. The top looks so good as it is...you don't want to lose too much of that flame with a dark stain.
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Skaforlifeologist
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maybe a reddish-brown stain around the edges for a faded cherry/tobacco look:scratchch
maybe a reddish-brown stain around the edges for a faded cherry/tobacco look:scratchch
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Jessie Sammler
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So how much poly do we think is between us and that flame top now?
So how much poly do we think is between us and that flame top now?
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Jessie Sammler
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I was thinking no extra color on the top, red mahogany stain on the back, sides, neck.
I was thinking no extra color on the top, red mahogany stain on the back, sides, neck.
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Jessie Sammler
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Re: Removing a finish
Crap. This "red mahogany" is looking pretty brown to me. And it's bringing out scratches from earlier sanding stages.
Crap. This "red mahogany" is looking pretty brown to me. And it's bringing out scratches from earlier sanding stages.
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Jessie Sammler
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And yet, I don't mind. I just put a layer of stain on the neck (which I think is maple), and it looks kind of red. Cool.
When I did the back, I slopped it all over the binding. Now I get to scrape it off with a razor blade. Has anyone ever heard about the Gibson factory, where they have old women who do nothing but scrape bindings with a special tool?
And yet, I don't mind. I just put a layer of stain on the neck (which I think is maple), and it looks kind of red. Cool.
When I did the back, I slopped it all over the binding. Now I get to scrape it off with a razor blade. Has anyone ever heard about the Gibson factory, where they have old women who do nothing but scrape bindings with a special tool?
theboatcandream
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If someone can identify the neck wood, that would be cool. I have an epiphone with a neck just like it. (My other epiphones have necks that are positively maple.)
If someone can identify the neck wood, that would be cool. I have an epiphone with a neck just like it. (My other epiphones have necks that are positively maple.)
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Jessie Sammler
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I didn't get all the finish off the sides of the headstock. Now I have to wait for it all to dry, and sand it again.
Also, the stain made it underneath the tape lines I put down, and it got on the neck and headstock bindings. Scrapey-scrapey.
I didn't get all the finish off the sides of the headstock. Now I have to wait for it all to dry, and sand it again.
Also, the stain made it underneath the tape lines I put down, and it got on the neck and headstock bindings. Scrapey-scrapey.
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