First build - PRS-1H

[kuanjb]

Finally getting started on my first guitar build. Sanded the neck and body, grain filled with timber mate and stained.

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[kuanjb]

Tried to dye the timber mate filler a dark grey. Looks not too bad comparing the unfilled neck to the body after sanding. I'm expecting it to be darker when finished.

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[kuanjb]

Decided to stain the neck and body black / grey. Trying out Prooftint which is a spirit based stain. Mixed 1 part stain to 2 parts metho. Turned out not too bad but it might be a bit dark.

Unfortunately I found a few glue marks on the body. I had found them earlier and tried to sand them back and also tried some orange oil based cleaner but it seems I didn't do enough as the stain didn't absorb as much in those locations.

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[FrankenWashie]

Decided to stain the neck and body black / grey. Trying out Prooftint which is a spirit based stain. Mixed 1 part stain to 2 parts metho. Turned out not too bad but it might be a bit dark.

Unfortunately I found a few glue marks on the body. I had found them earlier and tried to sand them back and also tried some orange oil based cleaner but it seems I didn't do enough as the stain didn't absorb as much in those locations.

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The best thing to do is grab some glue remover, like goof off and spot treat the really noticeable bits. You’ll want to go easy starting out, until you see how things are going to react. It may be that you will need to give the really troublesome spots extra attention, or use a small headed, clean wire brush to scrub the bad bits.
This may take your colour out, and you’ll probably need to reapply across these areas to get colour consistency back afterwards.


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[kuanjb]

The best thing to do is grab some glue remover, like goof off and spot treat the really noticeable bits.

Thanks. I got some acetone (the active ingredient in goof off) and gave that a try. Worked pretty well for most of the spots and could then reapply the stain.
There are a couple of harder spots though. They look like they're actually a small hole which has been filled with glue. If that's what they end up being I might need to remove the glue plugs and refill.



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[wazkelly]

There are a couple of harder spots though. They look like they're actually a small hole which has been filled with glue

Quite often there are holes and cracks hidden under a filler that looks like glue. If you want a stain to 'take' over the top of these it may be a good idea to excavate a small amount and re-fill with natural timber mate as that will take up the stain colour once you reapply some more.

[kuanjb]

If you want a stain to 'take' over the top of these it may be a good idea to excavate a small amount and re-fill with natural timber mate as that will take up the stain colour once you reapply some more.

Yep that's what I ended up doing.



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[kuanjb]

On to staining the top. Trying to get a sort of burst from black to purple to blue. It kind of worked.

To had lots of glue that I didn't see earlier too. Especially around the f holes and binding around the edges. Took a lot of work to try and get rid of it all. Some places I think the glue has completely soaked through the veneer.

The stain mostly covered the areas though but they were still a bit more shiny than the raw wood. Hoping it's not going to be noticeable after finishing the guitar.

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[kuanjb]

That looks better.

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[wazkelly]

Certainly does.