I have an old Strat kit (my first ever build) and I have upgraded the pickguard on that with better pots and Tonerider single coils. It sounds very good so may swap it for the new kit pickguard as I...
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I have an old Strat kit (my first ever build) and I have upgraded the pickguard on that with better pots and Tonerider single coils. It sounds very good so may swap it for the new kit pickguard as I...
I tried it first with Tru Oil on an Ash P Bass kit built for a customer and I really liked how the finished guitar looked.
Seventh coat now dry. I gave the sixth coat it a very gentle rub with 0000 steel wool and it’s starting to achieve the look I’m going for.
I’m thinking of about 5 more coats.
I’ll take a better photo tomorrow when the oil has hardened.
I’m 6 very thin coats in and it’s starting to look pretty good. It goes on much thinner than Tru Oil and is very even but will take a lot more coats to build up a really deep gloss shine.
I need to...
Thanks for the input.
I haven’t used grain filler as I prefer the ‘textured’ look and feel. I have applied the first coat of Liberon Finishing Oil straight from the tin and it soaked into the wood...
I'm waiting for delivery of a GST-1 American Ash Stratocaster kit and need some finishing advice as all my previous builds have been mostly solid colour and I want to preserve the look and feel of...
Many thanks for your help.
The switch in the upgrade kit is a CRL switch but I've managed to find the dimensions on line and it will (probably!) fit in the factory routing which is 35mm deep. If not...
I am currently in the process of finishing my ST-1M kit (Tru Oil on the neck and fretboard and a solid spray can colour on the body). This is going to take some time, especially the body because...