Members cadillacman Posted October 12, 2010 Members Share Posted October 12, 2010 Hey, I've been looking at Stew Mac & reranch stuff...Is there any better , or any advice you guys can give me on either one of these being better than the other ?..I'm planning on using the arysol can stuff..but , I might be using a dye , because I'm doing a SG special..So , I think I'm going to try a traditional cherry,look...I kind of wanted to do a black see thru , w/ a shiny clear over it ..but I'm not having any luck finding the black...If I used a black dye , I'm wondering & will not x, that out before I read up & research it until my eyes are burning ...maybe with a black dye , I can get away with a light coat to where it would let the grain shine thru ..then , I could just move onto the clear coats & see if I could pull off a likable look ???. Anyway , thanks for any ....info on products , or either of the ones I mentioned ..thanks Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted October 12, 2010 Members Share Posted October 12, 2010 yes, I've done some over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members =JL= Posted October 12, 2010 Members Share Posted October 12, 2010 Nope. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 12, 2010 Members Share Posted October 12, 2010 I've done four... don't know if any of them qualify as 'sweet' but one is just about perfect, I'm pretty happy with two of them, and reasonably happy with the other. First was Tru Oil on a mahogany body. After the sanding, this is so easy if you screw it up, you probably shouldn't be allowed to touch tools, guitars or electricity. I'm serious. This was an ash body, unsanded and unfilled so you can feel the grain. Thin coat of walnut stain to make the grain darker and pop more, then three coats of Deft nitro. Minimal time between coats... maybe three hours, but it's just clear and it looks absolutely perfect in my opinion. Also finished the neck in the nitro. VERY easy, very good results, but the clear only makes things very, VERY easy. Next was a full nitro reranch project. LOTS of work and I should have taken my time even more. I wanted it super thin, so I went with only three coats of coral and three coats or the tinted clear. I let three a day go between each coat and I did the front/side and back separately so the color and the clear took 12 days (13 actually, I think as I might have taken a vacation day) then I let it hang for 30 days before sanding. I like it how came out, but it is not a professional job by any stretch. Most recently I did a Krylon Celery refinish. It SHOULD have been easy, but I tried for a fourth coat and that was BAD juju. Two coats is plenty and I would not recommend any more than two as it will sort of crinkle/shrivel up in a circular pattern so I had to resand those spots down then I kind of half assed finished it up just to get it done. It looks gig worthy, but no one would mistake it for a factory job. Still, I liked the experience and I like how it looks. This one was very easy and honestly, looks nearly as good as the Reranch. Decent results with very little work. MUCH faster than the Reranch path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted October 12, 2010 Members Share Posted October 12, 2010 yes...PITA but worth it. I used reranch blonde, deft sanding sealer, and minwax clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted October 12, 2010 Members Share Posted October 12, 2010 Yes, several. Here are a couple of coral projects : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted October 12, 2010 Members Share Posted October 12, 2010 It's all about the prep and going slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panther_king Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I love that blue PRS style body you put together BG. I've always wanted a blue-top natural back singlecut. So pretty. If you want to make me one, I'd love to fund your hobby and time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Here's mine. I got this body as a MIK Squier Strat in trade for a repair job on a bass. The neck was FUBAR so I slapped this tele neck on it and used it primarily to test pickguard assemblies. stripped and refinished with minwax whitewash pickling stain. replaced the neck with an allparts 70's style neck. GFS Surf 90 pickups, Wilkinson trem and tuners, etc. Plays great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RockStringBendr Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 /QUOTE] Holy Moly that's a freakin beautiful chunk of wood :thu::thu::thu: Artwork that you can use as a tool to make art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I love that blue PRS style body you put together BG. I've always wanted a blue-top natural back singlecut. So pretty. If you want to make me one, I'd love to fund your hobby and time Thanks! That guitar and a matching one with korina body/neck is going to be shipped to a dealer and will be sold for $700 in mid-November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 For a Gibby, I'd use lacquer. Either nitrocellulose or acrylic. Study up a lot. Don't try to do a black stain and clear if you're after a Gibson black look. That's clear lacquer over black lacquer. If you're doing gloss black, you can buy what you need at Home Depot. If you're gonna do cherry, order it from reranch. My advice? Don't let a Gibson be your first project. At the very least, go to a wood shop and get some small pieces of mahogany and do those first. Don't make your mistakes-and you will make them- on your favorite guitar. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I haven't checked Stew's site, but I can't imagine it being a whole lot different then Reranch. The main thing is patience. oil finishes are easier. And, as stated, you really can't phuck oil finishes up. Many here, including yours truly, like the Duplicolor aerosols because you can get a veritable plethora of colors. I've used Sheffield gloss clear lacquer over the top of it with good results. But I got a gallon of the {censored} from the local Habitat builder's supply which is like a Goodwill for building stuff. Cost me 10 bucks. What can I say, I'm a cheap b@$t@%d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RingoCalamity Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Where's that Les Paul Studio that the guy in Montreal did not long ago, in a fireburst-type finish. That was a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitarist970 Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 great pics guys, getting me excited for my first finishing job I'll be doing over the next few weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 My next project: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Take your time and make sure you do all the prep work. Yes, you can get a great finish with aerosol cans. Read all the tips on the ReRanch website multiple times. The ReRanch forums are also an excellent place to get more detailed information. All three of my electrics are ones I finished on my own. The Tele was with Tru Oil - definitely the easiest and most forgiving finish you can do. The Jaguar and Jazzmaster were both done with ReRanch cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cadillacman Posted October 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Great work guys ! Thanks for sharing all your projects & thoughts & advice ..I can dig everything said ! I will research , everything & when I do it ,I will practice on a raw piece of wood & I will take my time on my prep & I need to find out more about the see thru black finish ! For a Gibby, I'd use lacquer. Either nitrocellulose or acrylic. Study up a lot. Don't try to do a black stain and clear if you're after a Gibson black look. That's clear lacquer over black lacquer. If you're doing gloss black, you can buy what you need at Home Depot. If you're gonna do cherry, order it from reranch. My advice? Don't let a Gibson be your first project. At the very least, go to a wood shop and get some small pieces of mahogany and do those first. Don't make your mistakes-and you will make them- on your favorite guitar. As this fella put it ...I need to look wayyyy into this process, big time . Keep them coming , if you guys have anymore ..I hate to single out , you guys all did great jobs ,.,I was suprised to see the Broccolli green strat ..trippy / sweet & the Fiesta , Or Coral pink , & every Tele & those Jags, Jazz..Wow . sweet stuff ! /....I liked it all you guys did great & the PRS looking bodies wow , nice stuff ... I'd love to see some more ..but I've really seen enough...but if theres more out there ..I'd love to see them ! ..Therse guys have been an inspiration to me to do this ! I do want a nice lifted wood grain see thru black , Lacquer'd SG I thatwould look great & the body of the SG is Honduras Mahogany , Major grain ! ..It would & will be soo cool looking & unique when its done ..I think ...hopefully ..lol...After many try outs on pieces of wood , w/ the finish , until I get it right ..I used to lacquer & white wash, huge new houses stair cases & cabinets , for 6-7 yrs I painted & shot paint on houses ...So , its been awhile , I wish I had a rig,., I just don't want to go buy / put one together , to shoot a body of a guitar ., buut I want to leavethe back ofthe neck , satined , from headstock to where the neck meets the body ..Anyway ..I have my work cut out for me ! ..... Keep them coming though ...If anyone else has some fine examples ..as these ..or whatever , at least you did your own stuff & hopefully the best you could have done ..thanks to everyone ...Kevin .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 The Jaguar and Jazzmaster were both done with ReRanch cans. What ReRanch color is that Jazzmaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 To the OP-- I used to do refins all the time. Kind of a hobby. I did some for myself, several for friends, and sometimes I'd buy a real beat up pawn shop cheapie, refinish it and flip it. It really can be a PITA, but it's also fun. I don't have the time or space for it anymore really. More often than anything, I'd use good ol' cheap rattlecan tactics...Krylon, DuPont, etc. I actually have never tried the ReRanch or Stew-Mac products, but I hear great things about ReRanch and have definitely seen great results from 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flummox Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 A few of mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 2 and 3 pickies no show-show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 A few of mine: This looks sick. I just want that guitar. Metallic looks awesome. Did you re-fret it? Those things look HUGE. Is it a Gibson, er what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maxnew40 Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 I have done a bunch using reranch stuff and got some excellent results for an amature like myself. Here a few that I did, they were not refinishes but started with fresh unpainted bodies. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mabjab1 Posted October 13, 2010 Members Share Posted October 13, 2010 Here's mine that I just finished. It was a lot of work and like has been said already, the prep work will really determine the outcome. Before After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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