I went with Carmine Gypsy, just a bit concerned about the one part of the 3 piece body that is a lot darker, which I think a darker red will hide better than my original plan of Surfer Girl.Quote from wokkaboy on June 5, 2013, 14:14
good stuff Walrus, what wudtone colour did you end up ordering ?
Sanding has been my middle name for the last 3 weeks!
well done Walrus, carmine will go well over the darker and lighter basswood pieces. Trust me when you have seen wudtone applied to an under sanded body the stain really shows up any scratches and machine marks like a magnifying glass. Best to over sand than under sand !
Look forward to seeing the body after 1st deep coat.
Take your time applying the wudtone as well, try and get an even coat and apply in small areas and a final rub with the grain as it dries really quickly. Try avoid applying to large areas as when you get back to where you started it will be dry !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
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scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Good man!Quote from Walrus on June 6, 2013, 09:14
Thanks Gavin, I've done about 2-3 hours sanding already, just on the body...from 180-320 (not much with 320 cause I know Wudtone needs something to sink into). Still have to do the neck.
I hope to get two coats done this long weekend, then progressively finish it over the next week or 2.
Gavmeister
Did the deep colour coat today. It went well, but I have two questions.
1. Should I leave it for 1 or 2 days before base coat? The Pit bull vids say 2 days but the instructions say 1 day.
2. Should I be concerned about a few darker patches? The top and bottom were mostly fine, but the cutaways and some of the edges look a little patchy.
The edges do tend to be a bit patchy, it has to do with the wood being more porous at the edges and hence absorbing more Wudtone. when you steel wool this it will become smoother and when you put the top coats on it may still be a slightly different shade but if so it adds to the character of the guitar.
I'd definitely wait at least two days between coats and steel wool between each coat. The patches should become less pronounced as you proceed.
Thanks Gavin. I'll do the neck tomorrow and then wait a couple of days before getting back on to the body.
I'm very impressed with Wudtone as a product. So simple.
Walrus - take your time - I know its attractive to jump in and race ahead - but in the end it will be worth it (at least I keep telling myself that)!
Current builds:
GPB-4B: https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.a...548#post184548
Looks beautiful! Keep at it!
"Music is in the air; it's my job to pull it out."- Jaco Pastorius
Mate, looks good!
I would almost be tempted to give it another deep colour coat ( if you have any left), this will even out and deepen the red.
Also, I don't steel wool between deep colour coats as this gives it more of a chance to really sink in.
Thanks for pointing out the disparity between the written instructions and our vid, we are in the process of updating the instructions as we have some nice new colours arriving soon...
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
Damn...DB I did the first base coat over the weekend before reading your post. I was actually thinking to myself whether 2 deep colour coats would be a good idea. The darker edges are still apparent, but not as obvious...however I think the darker edges are there to stay.
Would you keep going with the base coats now? Or lightly sand back and do another deep colour coat?
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