Gavs ES-2T Florentine

[gavinturner]

@Lawry - Thanks dude. The colour isn't as dark as it looks in the photo, but I do like it beter with the hardware on.
@Gav - Shellite eh? Thanks for the tip. I'll give this a try asap! Beer on the way!
@Pablo - thanks for the heads up. I used similar rings on my ES335 and they seemed ok, but I might have to find arched top 'normal sized' mounting rings.

cheers,
Gav.

[jarrod]

Quick question Gav, I'm a newby to dies and Wudtone etc.. Once I have put the deep colour on is the oil we never speak of ok to put on top or should I put the base coat on first of Wudtone

[gavinturner]

@jarrod - interesting question! Personally I have never mixed the two (tru-oil and wudtone) so unfortunately I can't hazard an opinion. I usually use tru-oil over Colortone dye from Stewmac whereas Wudtone is itself an oil based product. For me the wudtone deep colour and then base colour coats are analogous to the colortone dye and then tru oil steps. The base colour coat is like a mix of oil and dye all in one step. Not much help with your question, but I have never felt the need for tru-oil over Wudtone.

Hope this helps (at least a little)
Gav.

[gavinturner]

@jarrod - But personally I would stick with the Wudtone deep + base coats and then see where you are after that. The finish (in my experience) won't need much else but the Wudtone clear to finish it off..

Cheers,
Gav.

[jarrod]

Thanks gav

[gavinturner]

@Gavmeister - you are a bloody marvel! Adding Shellite worked wonders with my cruddy old Tru-oil. All the greebles are gone and it's wiping on smooth as silk again!

Cheers,
Gav.

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

Got about 12 coats of tru-oil on the front and back of the Florentine and have wet-sanded every few coats to 800 grit. Time to start with the 1200 grit and thinned Tru-Oil!







Starting to look nice, especially on the back. Hard to believe that this is only basswood! I really like how the wine red stain has come up. Wish the front was a little darker, but I'm thinking of spraying a little clear this time around and maybe I'll add some more Colortone dye to the clear. Maybe even a little dark burst around the edges? Dunno.

cheers,
Gav.

[lawry]

That's looking excellent Gav. You have a lot of patience.

[johnnychronic]

NI-ICE!! That's like crushed velvet.

[WeirdBits]

Looks amazing Gav.