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Finishing my latest 2 Guitars w Tru Oil on B&S, FP on tops
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:42 pm
by glasalle1
Hey Folks,
In the finishing stage for the 2 guitars I am building (Jumbo Prairie state w Bearclaw sitka top & Mad RW B&S, African Hog OM with Lutz top):
I put on about 13-14 thin coats of Tru oil over Z-poxy (with Shellac barrier between). Waiting a couple weeks to harden, then I will buff out with 4000 thru 12000, and finally polish with Meguiars.
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Started French Polishing the tops - Only a few sessions into the process, but starting to look pretty good:
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Glenn
Re: Finishing my latest 2 Guitars w Tru Oil on B&S, FP on to
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:43 pm
by glasalle1
Re: Finishing my latest 2 Guitars w Tru Oil on B&S, FP on to
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 2:45 pm
by johnnparchem
very nice!
Re: Finishing my latest 2 Guitars w Tru Oil on B&S, FP on to
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 2:53 pm
by
glasalle1 wrote:Hey Folks,
Started French Polishing the tops - Only a few sessions into the process, but starting to look pretty good:
Glenn
'Pretty good' is an understatement.
Re: Finishing my latest 2 Guitars w Tru Oil on B&S, FP on to
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 3:54 pm
by tippie53
you are doing a great job on them Glenn. That one top is familiar
Re: Finishing my latest 2 Guitars w Tru Oil on B&S, FP on to
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:02 am
by glasalle1
Thanks Guys! Yeah, that bear claw top I got from you John. Its on Pete's guitar - and he loves it. What is funny is my wife came into the shop (rare) and saw the top, and asked if I would build her a guitar with a bear claw top. Then she said, Oh, and I want Brazilian rosewood too... which I calmly suggested a few other woods :-).
This is my first attempt at tru oil for the B&S. I REALLY like the feel of tru oil on the necks (my first 2 were French polished, but I tru oiled the necks). All in all, I really like how they came out so far. I have a few spots i need to work on, then buff out. Since I am not set-up for spraying, French Polish or Tru Oil works for me. If anybody uses a different varnish, would love to see your schedule.
Glenn
Re: Finishing my latest 2 Guitars w Tru Oil on B&S, FP on to
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:20 pm
by Zen
Great Job !! Just wondering what meguiars product you use and when etc.
I was excited to see we can finally get it here in Europe on Amazon.
I'm sure there may be an alternative over here as well that car sprayers use from time to time, but I notice a lot of you guys use meguiars.
Any advise appreciated regarding your finishing and polishing as I'm still trying to get that right and it takes me almost as long to finish a guitar as it does to build it so something needs to change.
Many Thanks
Rusty