So I've had a lovely Gibson SG Standard (wine red) for a while now and, as much as I like it, the idea of refinishing it has been growing on me. I've been a fan of the Collings Doghair / Epi Silverfox type finishes for quite a while now, but I'm wondering if I'd have any problems in trying to achieve that type of grainfill effect on something that's been finished once already?
DISCLAIMER: I have never tried this before, so any tips / advice on how to achieve this at home would be great, otherwise I'll think about sending it off to someone to get it done properly!
Comments
IMO you also need wood with a suitable grain too, the Special in the picture has very straight and consistent grain that works well.
Apparently the SG was the Brian Ray "Silverfox"
Edit: I looked it up & apparently it was used for reasons of authenticity.
Once stripped it's worth looking at the grain as it does not work so well with some types of mahogany where grain is not that open. You can use a wire brush to open up the grain or put more of a hair pattern in the grain for the white grain filler to go into.