Hey Pals,
A few notes:
I didn't understand how far the finish goes. Because Pit Bull can't ship Dingotone to the States, Adam recommended a product called Wudtone, made in the UK and available to me through a company called BYOGuitar in New Hampshire. I ordered a Lady Teal kit for the body, and the Antique Yellow kit for the neck. The bottles of finish are tiny - maybe an ounce? I put two coats of the AY on the neck and head stock and was satisfied with the color, so much so that I wanted to use it for the sides and back of the body, so I ordered a second AY kit.
As it turns out, the tiny bottle held enough to do the neck, plus two coats on the sides and back, with a little left over. The good folks at BYOGuitar were kind enough to let me return the un-opened second kit of AY.
So, I now have the following: on the neck 2 coats of AY and 2 top coats - on the headstock 2 coats of lacquer, decal, and a finish coat of lacquer (the spray lacquer, made by Behlen, made the whole house smell like a paint factory - good stuff!), on the fretboard one coat of oil (also Behlen). On the body there is 6 coats of color (including the late addition of a bottle of blue ink that didn't really make a dent, other than add some highlights) and one top coat on the top, and 2 coats of Antique Yellow on the sides and back, which is enough, I think.
Today I'm going to work on cleaning up the binding...
I don't have any good pictures of my progress with Wonderboy, so here's a photo of me at the beach, enjoying Spring in Maine:
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