Pleased I came across this thread. I'm looking at the EX for staining too. You've done well rjmc to get it to this stage. The black red is looking good!
I had the same problem with the gap in the neck pocket on my AG kit when I had to kick the neck to line the strings up right. I filled it with glue and saw dust. The stain didn't take to it but the Tru Oil did help a lot when I did the finish coats.
Hi,
Thank you for your kind feedback... I used a bit of grainfiller to fill a tiny gap in the neck pocket. The grainfiller I use can be applied to fill tinny gaps. It is stainable and doesn't crack, and is also compatible with every kind of finish.
Hi everyone,
Staining done, time for some Crimson Guitars Penetrating oil... Currently finishing the third coat...
Hi,
Starting to put some coats of Crimson's High Build Guitar Finishing Oil. However, even without 0 experience, and with the issues previously discussed on the body, I think I got a fair result....
Second coat this night....
And, for those who have followed this from ther beginning...
Remember the flaws on the kit?
How the flaws are currently
Good morning...
I've added one more coat of oil, but this time, took some pictures with a better camera.... with/without natural light
Nice job.
Hey, how different are the Crimson cherry and crimson stains? I'm mulling over a project and wondering about using the cherry to accentuate the grain under the crimson, but on my monitor the crimson examples don't look very different, so I wonder how much effect I'd get and whether I'd be better using a small admixture of brown instead.
Last edited by JimC; 30-08-2020 at 06:00 PM.
Build #1, failed solid body 6 string using neck from a scrapped acoustic (45+ odd years ago as a teenager!)
Build #2, ugly parlour semi with scratch built body and ex Peavey neck
Build #3, Appalachian Dulcimer from EMS kit
Build #4, pre-owned PB ESB-4
Build #5, Lockdown Mandolin
Build #6, Sixty six body for Squier
Build #7, Mini Midi Bass
Build #8, Acousticish Telecasterish Guitar
Hi,Originally Posted by JimC
Thank you for your feedback.
I have been messing around with Crimson Guitars range of products (see notes below). Explaining the process, well, after applying the grainfiller, I've used three coats of *SS black, sanding in between the coats. I left the kit for curing for 3 days (my work schedule wasn't making things easier as well).
Then, I've switched between *SS cherry red and *SS crimson red. I've applied 6 coats, and sanded in between the first 3 coats. The red achieved was very light, and my friend wanted something darker. Also I wanted to hide the flaws as best as humanly possible.
So, I've applied **SSS cherry red, let cure, then balanced with a slightly diluted **SSS crimson red. Repeated the process two more times... and at that point I've achieved the result on the pictures on 19-06-2020, 01:55 AM post. Proceeded then to apply the ***PO, 5 coats (first coat I soaked the wood, *****let cure for 5 mintes, removed the excess).
Same process when moving to ****HBO. After applying the second coat, 11-08-2020, 12:14 AM post, on the third I saw a technique used by Ben from Crimson Guitars where he applied the oil with wet and dry sandpaper, and it's purpose is to pop up the grain / colour applied. Well... I did that with 2000 grit... big mistake... the layer of finish I had wasn't "big" enough to support that technique and ended up with front and back completely scratched....
In desperation, I've mixed a tiny bit of slightly diluted *SSS crimson red and a bit of **SSS cherry red. Then I soaked the paper on that "solution" and applied on the opposite direction of the scratches. Let it dry a bit, and applied more until the scratches faded. Left it to dry, then started to apply thin layers of oil and on the fourth coat I've noticed another mistake, but, I think that mistake ended up not only fade away the scratches, but making the kit flaws almost a thing of the past. If you zoom in the pictures on 29-08-2020, 09:48 AM and 29-08-2020, 09:45 AM post, you can see some spots of heavy red dots that look like spilled blood. These oils (***PO and ****HBO) are fantastic because accept stains over it. I left it as it is, and continued to apply the ****HBO. At the moment I'm on the fifth coat.
My wife decided to publish all my work on Instagram and Facebook. I've said no, but, when I found out, was too late...
I leave here a link, where you can see on video how the guitar really looks....
Sorry for this long text. I hope this answers many questions.
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Notes:
*Crimson Guitars Stunning Stains -> SS
**Crimson Guitars Stunning Stains -> SSS
***Crimson Guitars Penetrating Oil -> PO
****Crimson Guitars High Build Oil -> HBO
***** This applies to both oils, after applying leave to cure/absorve for 5 minutes (dependeds on your weather conditions) and remove the excess
Last edited by rjmc; 31-08-2020 at 02:20 PM.
I like that look. It’s both interesting and involving. And it’s obviously hidden the flaws pretty well. Great work.
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