Winter Build off 2018 Walter Ardie

#121
OK,

Just put final coat of oil down.
This should be ready to play by Christmas, or shortly there after

FYI, I had started doing the finish with TruOil. Couldn't get a really good consistent gloss to it, as it would get rippled. I completely stripped off the TO and re-did with Antique Oil (Minwax)
Antique Oil doesn't make the chatoyance pop as much as TO, but it's much easier to get the final product looking decent, and the lustre factor is higher. So you can clearly see the grate on worklight, the blue bricks of the wall behind, and the neon ring around my Fender Shop clock.

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#122
Scoops said:
OK,

Just put final coat of oil down.
This should be ready to play by Christmas, or shortly there after

FYI, I had started doing the finish with TruOil. Couldn't get a really good consistent gloss to it, as it would get rippled. I completely stripped off the TO and re-did with Antique Oil (Minwax)
Antique Oil doesn't make the chatoyance pop as much as TO, but it's much easier to get the final product looking decent, and the lustre factor is higher. So you can clearly see the grate on worklight, the blue bricks of the wall behind, and the neon ring around my Fender Shop clock.

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drool @Fat Freddy levels of drool
 
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#124
rwkeating said:
Very nice. Did you have to polish it out to get that gloss or is that just the way Minwax Antique Oil comes out.

I've don't remember that product coming up here. Anyone else use it? Looking on line, I can't even tell what it consists of.
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It's a old product from Minwax, and I have been using it for many, many years, and it seems I always go back to it.
I believe the product is a varnish/lindseed oil blend. Now that I have better ventilation in my workshop, I'll be using it more, and it is a bit fumey.

The way the product is intended to be used, you put on a coat, and when it gets tacky, you rub it off.

When used this way, you get a very high luster finish. Especially when you put on many coats.

What I did to get the high gloss was to use a very fresh can, put on a single very thin coat, and that's the way it dries. That's what I completed today

Let it cure for a couple weeks, buff it out, and you have a nice finish.

Cheers
 
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#125
So I went to assemble this today. Got everything together just fine.

When I went to secure the pups....errrr.....wait.....aahhhhh....WHERE ARE THE PUP MOUNTING SCREWS!!!!!

I'll be going into city tomorrow. I'll see if any of the guitar shops have any, otherwise I probably wont see a StewMac delivery until after Christmas

In the meantime

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postalflunkie said:
Happy doesn't describe it. :hyper:
People let me tell ya, I've been blessed with seeing this in person. Its an absolutely beautiful piece of art.
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You are too kind!

But to your point, there are greens, grays, reds, browns, and an assortment of other colors that I've never seen in a piece of wood like this before.
Pics don't really tell the whole story.

Again, thanks for your kind words!!!
 
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