really Ponch you sanded that yellow goodness off ? Keen to see how mahogany red looks !
I tell you one thing stains are about 100 times easier to sand back to bare wood than solid paint and poly clear coats !
really Ponch you sanded that yellow goodness off ? Keen to see how mahogany red looks !
I tell you one thing stains are about 100 times easier to sand back to bare wood than solid paint and poly clear coats !
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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
Yeah, it was like we were fighting against nature. This mahogany piece has a lot of natural red/pinks in it and they just kept coming through - looked really quite yuck. You would need a gallon of Wudtone to cover this baby which kind of defeats the purpose in allowing grain to show through. Works heaps better with the mahogany red.Originally Posted by wokkaboy
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ok well Ponch it's a lesson learned next time you stain mahogany. Looks forward to seeing some pics of the new stain and to hear how the Robot Gibbo is going.
Whenever I've stained mahogany body LP's I've used a dark brown stain and it blends in well
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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
I'll sort some piccies out. I've also succumbed to the naughty oil.. again... I'll wack on a few coats then acrylic spray finish over it (I recall Gav using this technique). Not much time with the robot Gibbo but so far so good with the tuners
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Just not too many coats dude, or the acrylic wont stick. On my current build I used 3 coats (with no sanding) then started on the acrylic.
cheers,
Gav.
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Build #04: ES-2V
Build #05: ESB-4 (GOTM July 2014)
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Build #08: TLA-1
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Build #0A: LPA-1
Build #0B: STA-1 (GOTM April 2015)
Build #0C: MKA-2
Build #0D: LP-1M
Build #0E: JB-1
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Thanks for the tip Gav!
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what is the advantageof acrylic over TO vs each on their own?
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'57 Harmony Jazz guitar project: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=2972
Im thinking it maybe easier to get better final coats spraying as opposed to wiping the Tru oil. I may be wrong....!
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sure but why acrylic over the top?
Stan's LP Build for my Sister: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3146
Benson Pickup Strat mod: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=5229
Epiphone LP headstock fix: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...ead.php?t=3410
Martin Backpacker Repair: http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...?t=5038&page=3
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