AJs Build LP-1

[dingobass]

Looking good so far AJ.

You will get that dark and light effect, it is to do with the grain.

Some areas the grain is cut into, so it is actually end grain, this will soak up more colour.

the other areas are longitudinal grain, so it wont soak up as much.

This just adds to the character of the Guitar. 8-)

[Gavin1393]

The way to cure a dent in the wood of your guitar is to soak the dented section with a wet rag. Then use a heated iron to draw the dent out of the wood by dabbing the heated iron onto the dented area until the wood swells back to its original state!

[keloooe]

Wow AJ, looks great already!!! I might need to add a few things to my fancy burst to compete with that!!!

[AJ]

Quote from Gavin1393 on April 16, 2013, 20:05

The way to cure a dent in the wood of your guitar is to soak the dented section with a wet rag. Then use a heated iron to draw the dent out of the wood by dabbing the heated iron onto the dented area until the wood swells back to its original state!

I should of remembered this from my RC hobby days.. 8O DOH! Ah well, as long as I don't forget where my shed is...

[AJ]

I've had to change track atm, will save the wudtone I have left for the next guitar build as not enough deep base to go back over the rear of the body as I had to sand it back a long way to get rid of the rotten scratch marks I'd missed So not enough of the deep base left to redo back and do the burst on the front.. The upside is I can use this on the next kit I want to do.

I had some ( full can of mahogany (wattle)), I added more pigments in the form of black and bright red to enhance the colour so I applied that. not sure if the clear wudtone finish will go over that or not... Maybe Phil (dingobass) can advise me. I do have a full can of cobathane clear ultra gloss that I can substitute also..

will post some updated pictures later today/ night.

[keloooe]

AJ, send DB an email and he can sort you out!
DB's email: dingobass@pibullguitars.com

[Gavin1393]

I reckon you may find DB telling you that stuff you want to substitute for Wudtone is great on furniture, but not on guitars if you want to preserve the tone!

[dingobass]

OH AJ, I am sorry I missed this post this morning..

I would have been more than happy to arrange some extra deep colour for you, it is all part of the service.

Oh well, we will chalk this one up as a learning curve.
Send me an email re colour and I will get some more out to you when our next shipment arrives.

The bright side is you will have your Wudtone ready for the next project. In the meantime, keep the bottles tightly sealed and in a cool place as there is a shelf life of about 2-3 months. Maybe hide it at the back of the fridge behind your beer

[AJ]

Quote from dingobass on April 18, 2013, 15:04
OH AJ, I am sorry I missed this post this morning..

I would have been more than happy to arrange some extra deep colour for you, it is all part of the service.

Oh well, we will chalk this one up as a learning curve.
Send me an email re colour and I will get some more out to you when our next shipment arrives.

The bright side is you will have your Wudtone ready for the next project. In the meantime, keep the bottles tightly sealed and in a cool place as there is a shelf life of about 2-3 months. Maybe hide it at the back of the fridge behind your beer

Ty Phil, I'll have to hide it behind something healthy...the live at home youngest parasite (30 YO now) has habits worse than Ossy Osborne..So I don't have beer at home....

got the neck done today, think the frets came up ok, wont know till I get it all together. I did notice that the binding along the neck has minute fractures in different spots... the stain highlighted them, but you may not notice unless you look really closely.

[AJ]

Some more pickies of the back of the guitar with the "modified stain"
I rather like the result... even with the strong blackish line between the ligher sides and the back. Only difference was I sanded the back completely on the back and scuffed up the sides with steel wool.
Will , weather permitting make a start on the top side