Or sand it back and try something else.
Or sand it back and try something else.
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Waz you just did an application of the tea mixture and then let it dry and then the vinegar and steel wool concoction. How many coats and how did you apply just wipe one with rag? How fine did you sand down to? Questions , questions i have many... I think that this is just what I need to try and blend the different grain patterns and get some character in a dark color.. I should probably start a new thread for this but this will do for now.
Hi Dude, initially 1 coat of tea and maybe 2 coats of steel wool rust solution but then stupidly added some ink pad black ink which turned everything crap and had to sand almost everything off. So all up it has 2 coats of tea and probably 2 or 3 of the rust. Only sanded the body to 120 and made that grade as smooth as it would get before applying the stains and then no more sanding, just straight onto the full strength Tru Oil for about 6 coats then reverted to 50/50 with turps to do the wet sanding application as that helped to apply the finish as well as smooth things out at the same time.Originally Posted by Drummerdude
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
Ok so I just couldn't wait and the last coat of poly was a week ago so I decided to hit with foam pad on drill and some fine cut compound. And this is the result. Sorry bad lighting but you can get the picture. I will wait another week and then move to swirl remover and a coat of polishing compound.
It's a sweet look, even without the cat.Ok so I just couldn't wait and the last coat of poly was a week ago so I decided to hit with foam pad on drill and some fine cut compound. And this is the result. Sorry bad lighting but you can get the picture. I will wait another week and then move to swirl remover and a coat of polishing compound.
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Nice! That's looking very shiny.
Completed Projects:
non PBG LP Custom - Hetfield 'Uncle Milty' Iron Cross replica
non PBG Brownstein Stratocaster
Current WIP:
non PBG Stratocaster - Canadian Red Ensign
PBG FV-1G Custom
looks excellent Drummerdude. I only just noticed did you have to widen the control cavity for large pots ?
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Yes and I just used dremel and sanded them bigger around pots area only..
nice one DD, that's what I thought. As long as the control plate covers the cavity, sure it does just
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Way to go DD!
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