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    Hi Denial, just caught up on this thread and really impressed with how things turned out.

    Interesting to note that Tung Oil did not discolour the blue too much however there is still an aged yellowing around binding on the headstock that gives a hint as to what level of inherent colour it has. If Tru Oil was used I reckon we would be looking at a Peacock Green/Blue finish as it does have a much darker base tint.

    For the truss rod cover I bought a couple of Rosewood ones on eBay for both my Explorers and they were as cheap as and also more shaped like a traditional Gibbo one. You can also buy custom engraved 3 ply black/white/black and plenty of Chinese copies with the usual Gibbo names already laser cut.

    Cheers, Waz
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    Quote Originally Posted by wazkelly View Post
    Hi Denial, just caught up on this thread and really impressed with how things turned out.

    Interesting to note that Tung Oil did not discolour the blue too much however there is still an aged yellowing around binding on the headstock that gives a hint as to what level of inherent colour it has. If Tru Oil was used I reckon we would be looking at a Peacock Green/Blue finish as it does have a much darker base tint.

    For the truss rod cover I bought a couple of Rosewood ones on eBay for both my Explorers and they were as cheap as and also more shaped like a traditional Gibbo one. You can also buy custom engraved 3 ply black/white/black and plenty of Chinese copies with the usual Gibbo names already laser cut.

    Cheers, Waz
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    The Tung oil in the can is,certainly a yellow to honey colour and has given the binding a yellow tinge, before wet sanding and polishing some of the body had a slight green tinge where the layers might have been thicker.

    The kit did come with a traditional looking truss rod cover. But I would like to add a personal touch to the kit and cover up one of the areas that did not finish as well as other areas.

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