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[fender3x]

Thanks Trevor

I was thinking that for the body i'd use Danish oil and then top that off with tru-oil. If need be I can use it on teh headstock too.

I'm using Danish oil because it's rather "forgiving" of mistakes when putting it on.

That may be fine, but I would approach it with some caution unless you have seen someone do it. I have never used Tru Oil on a build, but I did some experimenting with it early on, and sent a few queries to the Birchwood Casey (the mfg). This is an excerpt from their response:

"Tru-Oil is not compatible with other oily products, you run the risk of it not drying if used on top of oily products. If you apply it, and it doesn’t dry, you will end up with a mess. You will have no choice but to strip the wood and start from scratch."

So if you do want to use them together, I would at least try it first, and give it a lot of time to cure. A part of the problem with "Danish Oil" is that there is no standard formulation of it. Every mfg seems to have their own recipe.

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That may be fine, but I would approach it with some caution unless you have seen someone do it. I have never used Tru Oil on a build, but I did some experimenting with it early on, and sent a few queries to the Birchwood Casey (the mfg). This is an excerpt from their response:

"Tru-Oil is not compatible with other oily products, you run the risk of it not drying if used on top of oily products. If you apply it, and it doesn’t dry, you will end up with a mess. You will have no choice but to strip the wood and start from scratch."

So if you do want to use them together, I would at least try it first, and give it a lot of time to cure. A part of the problem with "Danish Oil" is that there is no standard formulation of it. Every mfg seems to have their own recipe.

Thanks.

Much appreciated.