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    Dark translucent finish.

    I have an alder body that I want to finish in a dark translucent lacquer. Is the following sequence correct? Sanding Filler (optional with alder) Sanding Some sort of sealer (a thin coat of lacquer or shellac?) Dark dye Lacquer You seal before the dye so it doesn't soak in the end grain right...
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    Screws for no pick guard

    It's an S-S-H rear-mounted strat.
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    Screws for no pick guard

    I'm still not sure what screws to use with my no pickguard strat body. I found these diMarzio p-bass pickup screws that measure about 30mm or 1.18". You think these are right?
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    Problems with filler

    brownsound79, you got it wrong. I didn't want to dye the body. I just wanted to darken the filler. That's why it all went wrong.
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    Problems with filler

    I made a number of mistakes I would like to recount. Any suggestions are welcome. I have a swamp ash body I plan on tru-oiling. I wanted to enhance the grain a bit so I decided to tint the filler which was neutral to begin with so I bought a dark brown powder dye from woodcraft. First I...
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    okay seriously

    Read up on everything and give it a try. Otherwise, yeah, go to a tech. I would give it a shot though.
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    Reoiling - No idea what kind of oil it was

    I have a guitar that I stripped, stained and oiled about maybe 6 years ago. I think it's time for a new coat. Especially the neck. Thing is, I have no idea what kind of oil it was, because it was a guitar repairman just gave it to me. Do you think I could just put the steel wool to it and use...
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    Locking tuners versus locking nut

    I think the Satriani/Vai thing is just not true. When Vai wants a normal strat tone he uses a normal strat. So does Satch. In fact he has mentioned quite a few times that he uses strats and Les Pauls all the time. So if you don't like their tone, you just don't, but it's not the locking nut's...
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    Nitro-based filler

    Can I use a nitro-based filler under Tru-oil. It's the only kind I can find.
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    Tru-oil filling

    I'm located in Greece. The guitar body is made of swamp ash.
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    Tru-oil filling

    I can't seem to find filler. I now, weird bur true. Everyone thinks I'm talking about either primer or putty. Anyway, I found a filler in 2 parts that you mix before applying which is nitro-based. (whatever that means). Do you think that will do?
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    Countered heel screws

    Thanks, Gregg.
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    Tru-oil filling

    I meant willyk's. Sorry.
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    Tru-oil filling

    SchmoopY's guitar looks real nice with the black filler. Not "gray" at all.
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    Tru-oil filling

    -CB-, thanks for the advice. Have you tried the method I'm talking about? (Birchwood-Casey's manual recommends it) Weren't the results good? Have you tried black filler? (if, of course, it exists)
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