Built a stand to hold the body so I could finish staining both sides at once. Was just a simple cut a basic sized neck piece, and attach it to a base.
I used Minwax Satin hand wipe poly x 8 coats on the body. These pictures are from when I started doing the work, I didnt take later shots (Sorry ><)
This photo I took with the flash to show the satin a bit more (In person, its a very subtle coating that does not look glossy unless you get on an angle with the light in right condition)
I wet sanded with 1200 grit after each couple of layers to clear up any crappy spots. The body is now airing for a week or more then I'll move onto a final wet sanding/steel wool, then I may use minwax paste finishing wax or dingotone wax (Will test areas that will be under the scratchplate in the end to see which i like better).
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