Gavs ES-2T Florentine

[lawry]

And a pizza?

[Andyport]

Think I should join you guys to. I have used nothing but that dreaded 'L' word on all my builds.
Surely that would gain me entry! Besides, I like beer and pizza too...sounds like fun.

[Gavin1393]

New rules of the Naughty corner!
Rule 1: Bring a Slab of Beer
Rule 2: If in doubt, Bring Two Slabs...

[wokkaboy]

Gav I really like those rules, lucky you, myself and AJ are founding members and don't have to buy any more ! haha

[gavinturner]

Sounds like a party - the beer is on me. Someone should build a pizza oven...

cheers,
Gav.

[wokkaboy]

@ Gav --> if we hold the end of year naughty corner shindig at 4D we can cook pizza's in my wood fired oven ! Just going to be a long trip if you don't live in Perth !

[gavinturner]

hi guys,

Well, i've had a bit of a hiatus the last couple of days waiting for new Tru-Oil to arrive in the mail. My build came to a screeching halt because i forgot about rules 3r and 4 of using Tru-Oil. Do you guys know the rules of Tru-Oil?

Rule 1: You Don't talk about Tru-Oil.
Rule 2: YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT Tru-Oil.
Rule 3: Store your Tru-Oil with as little exposure to air as possible.
Rule 4: Don't use *old* Tru-Oil.

Fact is, this stuff goes cruddy after a month or two in the bottle after it has been opened. Normally I try to increase the shelf life during a project by following rule 3 and a) only pricking a small hole in the top, b) squeezing all the air out of the bottle every time I replace the cap, and c) keeping it upside down when not using it.

However, at the end of my last Tru-Oil build, having just started a new bottle, I didn't do any of these things After 2 months and a new project I found myself using the same bottle again without a second thought and noticed a really rough surface after application. Looks like the oil has started to oxidize in the bottle and has produced little specks of dried crap all through it. Dag-nab-it!

So, now I have a softly-softly process to try to sand those specks back down to nothing without sanding through to the dye underneath. Will see how it goes once my new tru-oil arrives. Repeated applications and wet sandings may be appropriate. Dunno. I wasn't planning on using a lot of Tru-Oil this time around as it was....

In the meantime, I have been looking at my colour choice and doubting that as well. In certain lights right now the top almost looks lipstick pink FFS! I know it will darken up a bit with the oil soaked into it, but still it is worrying me. I put the gold hardware on there to see if this allayed my fears...



It did somewhat - it does look *pretty ok* but not the jaw drop I was after. Hmmm. How to fix it now that a couple of layers of Tru-Oil have been applied? Not sure. Maybe add some colour to the clear coats??? Colortone dye in Acrylic or Poly clear? Anyone tried this?? What do you guys reckon?

cheers,
Gav.

[lawry]

Hey Gav. That looks spectacular with the gold hardware! The whole vibe of the thing just shines. That guitar has it's own mojo!

[Gavin1393]

Gav, when the Tru-oil goes cruddy, try mixing some Shellite in the bottle and this should sort out the cruddiness.
Off to resume my spot in the corner, Gav, please bring beer.....

[pablopepper]

Hey Gav, just a heads up, those steel pickup rings you've got might not work. I used them on my tele and loved them, we were going to use them on my brother's ESG-1 but found when you screw them down the screw holes bend outwards and bind the screws making height adjustment pretty much impossible. We sanded the top off plastic rings and used the steel ones on top.