really Ponch you sanded that yellow goodness off ? Keen to see how mahogany red looks !
I tell you one thing stains are about 100 times easier to sand back to bare wood than solid paint and poly clear coats !
really Ponch you sanded that yellow goodness off ? Keen to see how mahogany red looks !
I tell you one thing stains are about 100 times easier to sand back to bare wood than solid paint and poly clear coats !
Yeah, it was like we were fighting against nature. This mahogany piece has a lot of natural red/pinks in it and they just kept coming through - looked really quite yuck. You would need a gallon of Wudtone to cover this baby which kind of defeats the purpose in allowing grain to show through. Works heaps better with the mahogany red.Quote:
Originally Posted by wokkaboy
ok well Ponch it's a lesson learned next time you stain mahogany. Looks forward to seeing some pics of the new stain and to hear how the Robot Gibbo is going.
Whenever I've stained mahogany body LP's I've used a dark brown stain and it blends in well
I'll sort some piccies out. I've also succumbed to the naughty oil.. again... I'll wack on a few coats then acrylic spray finish over it (I recall Gav using this technique). Not much time with the robot Gibbo but so far so good with the tuners
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Just not too many coats dude, or the acrylic wont stick. On my current build I used 3 coats (with no sanding) then started on the acrylic.
cheers,
Gav.
Thanks for the tip Gav!
what is the advantageof acrylic over TO vs each on their own?
Im thinking it maybe easier to get better final coats spraying as opposed to wiping the Tru oil. I may be wrong....!
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Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
sure but why acrylic over the top?