How to finish a body off!!

[mesadualrec]

Hi folks
Im gonna be building my own guitar,but here is the thing I cant quite get right



how to finish it

Im wanting it to be more like a bass guitar in the respect that the flam maple has no real finish,just the wood


sorta like the neck finishes on a Jp for example

can this be done ie. could the wood/body become damaged without a thick finish coat

I know bass guitars like w@rwick seem to just have an oil/wax based finish

thanks
Euan

 

[ivanmihaljevic]

I think the oil/wax finish should do the work, but I don't have a clue about guitar building, so don't listen to me.

 

[mesadualrec]

yeah I have been doing some searching on the net (mainly bass guitars as they are finished in this way more than guitars are for some reason)

anbd going by the w@rwick website on thier colors and finishes page they have a section named Natural oil finishes


I think this is the way Im gonna do it

anybody know what type of oil is used

 

[Norrin Radd]

I refinished this guitar with tung-oil. It is very easy to apply and looks very nice.

 

[mesadualrec]

hey thanks norrin

I was sure it was tung oil
but I wasnt sure if the finish would still need a harder coating


I love the look of natural oil finished guitars


and she looks lovely


nice strings and control layout

 

[mr.b]

Hi folks
Im gonna be building my own guitar,but here is the thing I cant quite get right



how to finish it

Im wanting it to be more like a bass guitar in the respect that the flam maple has no real finish,just the wood


sorta like the neck finishes on a Jp for example

can this be done ie. could the wood/body become damaged without a thick finish coat

I know bass guitars like w@rwick seem to just have an oil/wax based finish

thanks
Euan

holy cheet!!! hope i didn't pressure you into this post!!!

if you really want the flame to pop, you gotta sponge coat it in black first, then sand it down till there is hardly any black left, then do the same again. repeat till you're satisfied with the depth of flame then coat it tung oil or similar.

 

[mesadualrec]

Hey Gordon!!!!
Sorry I mean Adolf

hows it goin???

nope there is no pressure being applied,I really do want to get this custom job off and running

I was just wondering how to go about it first matey!!

 

[Quarter]

Tru-Oil makes a nice finish too, its the stuff used on EBMM necks.

Here is a lap steel I built and finished with Tru-Oil

 

[mesadualrec]

thats a lovely lap steel there too man

now the real question!!!!!


is it easy to do yourself???

 

[Spudmurphy]

I have finished a body in Tru oil and then wax - same as used on the necks - it came out VERY nice.
Just apply it with some paper towel wipe off excess straight away -apply a second/third etc coats in the same way and top off with some wax. No spraying, just remember - preparation is everything. Fail to prepare = prepare to fail, ya know what I'm saying!!

 

[mesadualrec]

cheers spud!


what kinnda wax did you use??

 

[Spudmurphy]

I used the Birchwood Casey Tru oil and GuN stock wax on a lovely figured Strat body that a friend of mine bought.
He loves it. Handwound pickups, and some electronic jiggery pockery on the volume & tone knobs - not "my bag" but again, he loves it.

Been told today that I have to work in Lothians and East Kilbride in October !!!!

 

[mesadualrec]

I have been to east kilbride many a time

I suppose its an O.K sorta place

there is normally decent live music about that area too.


Mr B.O.J does anyone know about the black sanding thing,I will see you soon Mr B anyways

just gimmie an insight into it for the now really

cheers guys

Euan