I have to say these necks are amazing. It was sanded very fine and was a good shape to start with.....I cut the headstock to a 90's style T shape from a template.
The neck has had 80 grit, 120 grit, 180 grit.....1 x coat of cedar Timbermate.....dry....sanded off with 240 grit. Damp down with a cloth and water...light sand with 320 grit...did this 3 times. Sanded (dry) to 400 grit.
(First photo of the neck with no flash...the others are with flash.)
1 x coat of Feast Watson Golden Teak stain.
1 x thick coat of Tru -Oil....dry about 15 mins in the pics.
The body...well the Navy Blue has a lot of purple in it. The Blue is nice colour...but the winner is the turquoise...it is amazing.
Sanded through to 400 grit with 2 coats of timbermate at 180 and 240....then damp wiped at 320 x 3 times....then a light sand to 400.
One coat of the Blue across the front and the Navy around the edge, the sides and the complete back.
Let dry for about 1 hour. Started sanding at 400 grit...nothing....ended up sanding 240 grit, 360 girt and then 400 grit.
Then one heavy coat of the Turquoise in the middle....feathered the Navy and the Turquoise together around the edges. It is a narrow edge.....but if I try to spread the Navy it goes very purple and gets a sort of reflective finish to it.
Three oiled/glue/greasy marks on the front. The back had about five glue marks...plastic bristles brush and goof off fixed them easily. But the front ones have stayed. I am more inclined to think they are in the wood.
I will let both dry until tomorrow now and see how things are.
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