Hi all, apologies as I'm sure you get a lot of these posts! I'm reading as much as I can but as someone who doesn't even own tools I really want to make sure I'm doing the right things.
I've got a pitbull ST style kit with an Ash body, maple neck and rosewood fretboard. My plan is to sand the body and neck starting with 120 grit, going through to about 320. I want to use a dark grain filler (I bought ebony), then use a pink acrylic paint mixed with water to stain the body. I've seen this done on a number of YouTube videos and think the dark grain will work really well with it. For the neck, I wanted something darker than what would typically be used, so I was going to try either walnut or mahogany water based stain.
To finish off the body and neck I was thinking of using a number of Tru Oil coats, and sanding to 400-600 grit between coats, then eventually polishing up the body (I've seen automotive polish suggested). However I'm not sure if this is the best option as I've also seen wipe on poly, tung oil, and other things suggested. I'd like to have the grain and stain look but with a nice shiny coat on top, and for the neck I just want to seal it without affecting the feel too much.
All this before even worrying about how to drill and solder everything! Just hoping to get any feedback on my plans in case I've missed something or made a major error here.
Thanks