# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
No But I will if you recommend them.
1: FV Circa 1975 Total build from scratch fret board the lot Design out of an Electronics mag. RIP
2: FS Candy Red on Gold Basecoat.
3:Finished Build: LP Custom 3 pickup Black Silver Burst.
4:Current Build SGM-1 Electric Guitar Kit (Mahogany) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
5:Current Build P Bass Electric Guitar Kit (Ash) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
6:Current Build ES-3 Electric Hollow Body Guitar Kit (Sunburst) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
Ubeaut dyes are great. I highly recommend.
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Last edited by DaveC64; 26-10-2017 at 08:01 AM. Reason: Upload body photos
1: FV Circa 1975 Total build from scratch fret board the lot Design out of an Electronics mag. RIP
2: FS Candy Red on Gold Basecoat.
3:Finished Build: LP Custom 3 pickup Black Silver Burst.
4:Current Build SGM-1 Electric Guitar Kit (Mahogany) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
5:Current Build P Bass Electric Guitar Kit (Ash) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
6:Current Build ES-3 Electric Hollow Body Guitar Kit (Sunburst) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
I have ordered the U Beaut dyes and the U Beaut Sanding Sealer 500ml.
I should have used that on my LP I did have a few issues with grain rising at the grey primer stage.
I especially like the bit where the sealer will stop the grain ends absorbing lots of dye and going really dark.
Wish My uncle was still alive he was a professional french polisher. The last time I worked with mahogany was when I made a coffee table at school I used wax to polish and finish the wood. It is too long ago to remember the process. I know I had to use assorted veneers on the table top because a mahogany top would have been beyond the school budget.
Any way thanks for the advice guys now the work can soon begin.
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Last edited by DaveC64; 26-10-2017 at 03:35 PM.
1: FV Circa 1975 Total build from scratch fret board the lot Design out of an Electronics mag. RIP
2: FS Candy Red on Gold Basecoat.
3:Finished Build: LP Custom 3 pickup Black Silver Burst.
4:Current Build SGM-1 Electric Guitar Kit (Mahogany) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
5:Current Build P Bass Electric Guitar Kit (Ash) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
6:Current Build ES-3 Electric Hollow Body Guitar Kit (Sunburst) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
2 distinctly different planks.....maybe go dark on the lighter one and light on the darker one.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
I have spent a couple of hours sanding by hand whilst waiting for the sealer to arrive. This mahogany is as hard as I remember. Now I have it sanded to a good finish it has some fine what look like very fine band saw lines on the front almost like coarse sand paper grooves. If they do not sand out they could be an issue when I start on the dye. they could leave dark straight diagonal lines. I don't want to have to get the power sander out.
1: FV Circa 1975 Total build from scratch fret board the lot Design out of an Electronics mag. RIP
2: FS Candy Red on Gold Basecoat.
3:Finished Build: LP Custom 3 pickup Black Silver Burst.
4:Current Build SGM-1 Electric Guitar Kit (Mahogany) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
5:Current Build P Bass Electric Guitar Kit (Ash) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
6:Current Build ES-3 Electric Hollow Body Guitar Kit (Sunburst) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
1: FV Circa 1975 Total build from scratch fret board the lot Design out of an Electronics mag. RIP
2: FS Candy Red on Gold Basecoat.
3:Finished Build: LP Custom 3 pickup Black Silver Burst.
4:Current Build SGM-1 Electric Guitar Kit (Mahogany) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
5:Current Build P Bass Electric Guitar Kit (Ash) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
6:Current Build ES-3 Electric Hollow Body Guitar Kit (Sunburst) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
Yep I tried that but the wood is so dam hard it is hard to make in impression hence I have used some sealer in hope that it will help with my next sanding pass.Sometimes you need to sand in the same direction as the machine marks and once they are gone revert back to sanding in direction of the grain.
1: FV Circa 1975 Total build from scratch fret board the lot Design out of an Electronics mag. RIP
2: FS Candy Red on Gold Basecoat.
3:Finished Build: LP Custom 3 pickup Black Silver Burst.
4:Current Build SGM-1 Electric Guitar Kit (Mahogany) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
5:Current Build P Bass Electric Guitar Kit (Ash) Going for a nice wood stain effect.
6:Current Build ES-3 Electric Hollow Body Guitar Kit (Sunburst) Going for a nice wood stain effect.