Greeting friends.

I am considering options for finishing my TL-1 kit. Since I do not have paint spraying guns or compressor, I want to use opaque rattle can acrylic satin paint. If I could do it all by hand, I would but this is basswood and I really want a bright, opaque color. I assume I need to start with a white primer and sand. Question: do I need to worry about grain filler? Basswood may not have much wood grain but it is porous, right? Does the sealer take care of that? What brand of sealer do you recommend?

Next, after the sealer is completely dry (after 24 hours?), time for even sanding but not so heavy as to remove the sealer. What grit of sandpaper do you recommend at this stage? I clean the body with a damp, clean cloth. So on to acrylic rattle can color on the entire guitar body and front headstock. A couple of these color coats, sanding between and allowing for 24 hours drying (or less?) between coats. I hope I'm on the right track here.

Once satisfied with the color, and waiting two weeks for drying, I'm off to True Oil finish by hand. I have read a lot on the TO method already. Do I perform any special prep before TO application over the acrylic satin paint? So far, I've seen a mix of applying TO with a cloth, drying, applying with sandpaper (grit?), cleaning, applying with cloth, with three hours drying time between then repeat until finish is acceptable. Do you have any links you can share on the TO process? Several videos that I found on YouTube seem incomplete.

When finishing the back of the neck and headstock, should I follow the same process? I don't want the back of the neck glossy, rather satin so my fretting hand moves freely. It seems like TO alone might give me that but I am not sure. Does that area need sealer and paint as well?

Lastly, finishing the fingerboard with lemon oil or similar. What do you recommend?

I'd appreciate any pointers. I'm searching the Pitbull Forums but have not found my answers.

Cheers from Colorado USA.