Wokkas IB-5

[wokkaboy]

got the second coat of amber on the body and headstock, and 2nd colourless coat on the neck. First time I've done a colourless neck and the grain is really starting to pop. Happy with the results so far, can't wait for the new ash guitar bodies to arrive !!

[Gavin1393]

WooooooooooooH! That is looking mighty fine!

[wokkaboy]

cheers Gav, when are you starting your IB5 and what colour you got planned ?

[Gavin1393]

Busy sanding it at the moment....
Im thinking of doing a burst of sorts....possibly Dark Tease and Amber combo.....

[wokkaboy]

cool that should look great dark tease/amber burst, have you got to the stage of giving the body to the wife to sand ?

[Gavin1393]

Nah! Not yet....and she isnt as skilled as Miss Fiona so I have to do the whole thing!!

[keloooe]

Wow Woks, that is just great!!! I can't really explain it in words

[wokkaboy]

been a bit slack with this build diary, got 4th coat of amber on lastnight, colour slowly getting deeper. I just ordered a big bottle of tru oil after seeing Robins beautiful IB5 bass winner of August GOTM.
How many coats did you apply Robin of tru oil and do you apply it like wudtone - rag it on ?

[robin]

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been a bit slack with this build diary, got 4th coat of amber on lastnight, colour slowly getting deeper. I just ordered a big bottle of tru oil after seeing Robins beautiful IB5 bass winner of August GOTM.
How many coats did you apply Robin of tru oil and do you apply it like wudtone - rag it on?

Hey Warren, that is looking stunning mate. Are there enough superlatives in the English language to describe just how beautiful these Ash bodies are?

I laid on 12 coats of TO on mine (err Bec's). But that was over a plain water based stain. Never tried it over Wudtone, which already has a satin finish.

And yes, I just ragged it on just like Wutone. I cut up some t-shirt material in to small 8cm squares.

If you haven't done it already, don't just rip the foil seal off the bottle, but poke a small hole in it. Once the rag is wet you will probably only use a few small drops on the rag to do an area of about 150mm square. For added shelf life store the bottle upside down.

The secret is not to be tempted to lay it on too thick. Try for the thinnest coat you can, then wipe off some more before it starts going tacky. You will have to apply more coats that way, but I find it gave me a better finish. The best advice I got from the interweb "you got to keep asking yourself, am I rubbing it on, or wiping it off?".

Just one thing mate, the experts tell you not to use TO over an oil based stain. Apparently TO contains Mineral Spirits (whatever they are) that can dissolve and lift an oil based stain. I know that Wudtone is not a stain as such, but it feels like an oil based finish. I've not used it over Wudtone so can't give you any advice unfortunately. So tread carefully.

I'm still learning how to use TO properly, and on my latest build I'm finding that after every 3 coats, I do a very and I do mean VERY light wet sand with 1200 grit paper and White Spirit as a lubricant. I barely apply any pressure to the pad and let the paper do the work. Be warned, It's very easy to go through a layer of TO and leave 'witness lines'.

I hope this has helped you a bit.

Cheers
rob

p.s. the Tru-Oil will Probably make the finish just the slightest shade darker.

[wokkaboy]

cheers thanks for the advice Robin, I might do a test with the tru oil over wudtone on a scrap piece of wood to see how it goes on and if it lifts the wudtone

Dingobass, any idea if there could be any issues applying tru oil over wudtone ?