Members Rad Stewart Posted August 31, 2011 Members Share Posted August 31, 2011 I got a wild hair today and decided to strip and refinish my Music Man. I was originally going to repaint it, but after 6 hrs of sanding, I decided I liked the natural look. Any one have any suggestions for how to finish this, its my first attempt. I would like to maybe stain it a little darker, and go with a high gloss clear coat. 2011-08-30_20-55-27_454 by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-08-30_20-55-19_453 by stevejhoward, on Flickr 083011220618 (1) by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-08-30_20-55-48_929 by stevejhoward, on Flickr before... 083011220618 (1) by stevejhoward, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted August 31, 2011 Members Share Posted August 31, 2011 I'm currently doing one with Minwax stain and Danish oil. Tung oil or Tru oil are good options as well. If you wish to stain & oil, use an oil based stain. You can mix Minwax oil stain right into tung oil. This is the easiest and most forgiving finish you can use. Also keep in mind that an oil finish all by itself will darken the wood slightly. This one does have some nice grain to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted August 31, 2011 Members Share Posted August 31, 2011 You got a problem posting those pics. If you use Tung oil it darkens and protects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rad Stewart Posted August 31, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 31, 2011 Im going with a Dark, Ebony Minwax stain, and then finishing it off with Tru-oil. Its my first re-finish so I hope it turns out good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rad Stewart Posted August 31, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 31, 2011 I went with the ebony stain because I wanted the natural look, but still wanted the body to somewhat blend with the neck, which is painted black. so far I'm pretty happy with the results. 2011-08-31_11-10-21_339.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-08-31_11-10-31_857.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rad Stewart Posted September 1, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'm experimenting with the stain to get a burst type look, I am using 0000 steel wool to lighten up the center. one more coat then I will start on the Tru oil. 2011-09-01_10-47-01_765.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted September 1, 2011 Members Share Posted September 1, 2011 Never tried Tru oil. But with the Danish oil I first flooded oil on all sides and let it sit for a half hour. Then I flooded it again and let it sit for another half hour. After ten hours I put 2 light coats, one hour apart on with a coffee filter. I'm not after a gloss, just a sheen. This morning it was a bit tacky so I used some coffee filters to take off the excess. After baking in the sun all day I should be able to wax it and build it into a guitar. I'm guessing this would work with Tru oil as well. I dunno. I also suspect that Tru oil is boiled linseed oil and spar varnish mixed about 50/50. Old school gun stock makers used to use that. My father made a gun stock for my 30 Remington when I was 10 years old and that's what he used then. It's still glossy even though I've dragged it thru the mud, the blood and the beer for 40 years plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted September 1, 2011 Members Share Posted September 1, 2011 Hopefully thats an oil stain, not an acrylic stain. An oil stain will work fine with tung or true oil.I've even mixed oil stain into tung oil for a semitransparent finish to create a sunburst look. Acrylic stains are water based so you need to be sure you're working with apples and apples and not apples and oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rad Stewart Posted September 4, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2011 after 4 coats of tru oil. Its coming along better than I expected. After each coat I'm waiting 3 hrs and giving it a good one over with the 0000 steel wool. I previously painted the stock faux diamond plate pick guard a pistachio green color, which looked pretty cool with the white. Now I am going to need to paint it again, Im thinking hi-gloss black, but am definately open to suggestions. 2011-09-03_19-34-13_359.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-09-03_19-34-28_31.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xadioriderx Posted September 5, 2011 Members Share Posted September 5, 2011 that looks really good! always a sucker for a nice natural-ish finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spudmurphy Posted September 5, 2011 Members Share Posted September 5, 2011 That looks a great little project - I'm liking the way it's turning out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rad Stewart Posted September 6, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 Finished!!! never mind the fingerprints, I cant put it down 2011-09-06_09-57-15_729.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-09-06_09-57-46_588.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-09-06_09-58-01_429.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-09-06_09-58-09_804.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr 2011-09-06_09-58-38_601.jpg by stevejhoward, on Flickr not too shabby for a 1st refinish, if I don't say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xadioriderx Posted September 6, 2011 Members Share Posted September 6, 2011 hey good work man! looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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