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I use tru oil... Love it..
Theres a good vid here on the subject
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Which is easiest to work with for a first timer?
Is there a wide variety of colours or do most just stick to natural wood shades?
Depends on what sort of finish you want.. I can get pretty shiny with Tru Oil but its never going to quite be that mirror finish..
I did a quick vid about this
And oils are often slightly amber coloured.. Tru oil certainly is..... Which works well with woody colours (in general)
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One thing to know when using some of these oils (tru oil included) is that when you are done wiping it on, don't just throw the rags in the bin.. Theres a small possibility that if you had a load piled on top of each other it can cause a chemical reaction which can cause a fire...
What you should do is after using the rag leave it out flat to dry, once its dry you can chuck it... I have taken to using kitchen towels which when im done with a piece I flush down the loo
And im not saying you should worry too much ive been using this oil for years and never had an issue but I think it worth mentioning. (and I always left any rags out flat to dry).
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Wudtone is pretty easy.....
or the above.....
Cheers, chaps!
you can stain the whole guitar
or you can colour the oil with an oil based dye and build up light coats good for a cherry style junior effect.
google wood finishing loads of stuff there.
you can also make your own wipe on if you don't want a super gloss finish just mix oil oil based varnish thinners and jap dryer. You can adjust the oil ratio heavy oil more sunken in look less oil more on top. Loads of basic recipes online.
all that said there is nothing to fear from the better quality spray cans these days lots of good guitars done first time out with nitro rattle cans. So you might coloured grain fill sand back and pit on a few clear coats to seal it all with out to much grief.
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Tru oil is as easy as... wiping stuff onto stuff.
obviously that all adds complexity which isn't really needed unless you want it.
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Crimson's guitar oil finish which seems to be thinned tru oil is a bit better I think.
Shellac is quite hard to get right I think, if you want a matte or semi gloss finish it's ok but if you want gloss it requires a lot of expertise.
It's also quite soft and takes ages to cure.
I do like it for quick finishing of woodwork where I don't need a perfect smooth look though, as it dries very quickly ( note drying is not the same as curing ) so 5-6 coats can be put on with a brush in no time.
Err.. Yes?
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