looking superb Rabbitz, have you paintshopped the guitar pics ?
looking superb Rabbitz, have you paintshopped the guitar pics ?
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
Completed builds
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
Just to cut out the embarrassing mess the workshop is in
Just put the second coat of oil in the body.
Such a nice satin finish is beckoning. Can't get a decent image without breaking out the photolights.
Looking good!
Well the back of the body has 5 or 6 coats of oil now and it is just about where I want it.
The top is more problematic.
Due to the weather I've waited a week to put a second final coat on. It just simply disappeared again.
A lot of colour ended up on the application cloth, I am surprised at this as this is the second coat. I reckon there is one and a bit more coats left in the bottle and I don't see it getting the satin/semi-gloss I was looking for.
Oh well, next weekend I'll do another coat and see. After I run out of finish I'll then try and work out what to do next. Has anyone ever put Tru-Oil over the top of Dingotone?
The neck is assembled, the frets levelled and polished.
I am pretty much stuck waiting to get the body finished - bloody weather is slowing things down.
Great recovery Rabbitz
Time for an update and a dangerous question.
The Update
Well the back of the body is done - it is hard to get a good image of the satin finish on the mahogany.
So onto the top. One coat of Dingotone colour, two intensifier and three coats of finishing coat. The result is "patchy".
Now I have lit this image to highlight the issue, so it isn't really as bad as it looks, BUT, it isn't the finish I want. (This is definitely not a complaint about Dingotone, the finish just isn't what I want.)
The Dangerous Question
So onto the question.
I want a satin finish, a bit like the back.
The obvious thing to do is to use the same finish as the back.
At the risk of permanent banishment to the Dog Box in the Men's Room of the Naughty Room can I lay a couple of coats of Naughty Oil over the Dingotone finish coat?
There, I said it, and now I stand to await my punishment.
Last edited by Rabbitz; 20-07-2015 at 04:54 PM.
sure can Rabbitz.
Looking good mate
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
Completed builds
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
Rab,
Have you thought about wipe-on poly. Minwax make both a satin and gloss wipe on poly...you can get them at that Green Shed alternative that sounds like Misters.
I have a bass that I have got a 2nd set of DT to try a different finish style after the first didn't set to my needs. The body now has one stain coat, and one intensifying coat, 3 x naughty oil (2 heavy soak coats wiped off, and 1 thin rubbed coat.) Now it will hang for 7 days to 3 weeks....depending on weather and then get at least 3 coats of gloss wipe on poly.
DT brings out the grain in the wood really well. The naughty oil seals that in.....I was worried what the poly would do to the DT if applied direct. Between each coat a hugely fine scratch with 0000 steel wool. I await the end result.
Hi Ozz,
I hadn't considered Wipe On Poly.
Hmmm I might make a trip to my local paint and finish joint and have a peruse of the shelves.
Thanks
Rabz
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