Recent content by iamthewolf11

  thanks man. yeah i sanded pretty well between the first coats and i just scuffed the second coats to where there are still many shiny spots.  I'm thinking that is good enough for the nitro to go over.

so i stained the body (alder) using solarlux jet black dye.  then sprayed on a couple coats of shellac and let dry over night.  it felt pretty thin, so sanded with 400 matte, but not removing all shiny spots, and threw on a couple more coats.  today i started sanding it back again, but my...

can i use a natural color grain filler with roasted ash, or should i get maybe a walnut color filler?

ya i havent sanded it yet. i won't go past 320 when i do! so i was thinking about filling the grain with dark filler on the roasted ash then just tru oil. would that look sick or should i just do a clear filler? also I'm going to be working on that roasted ash j bass and an alder jaguar. for the...

  i don't respect people who are disrespectful to strangers who are trying to learn something new for no reason, regardless of your experience. kindly remove yourself from this thread. thanks

  thanks for the actual useful input (unlike that salty, rusty trombone aircap) can i ask why you say dreaded truoil? is it really that terrible of a finish for guitars? I've only used the spray nitro cans from reranch and had some good results, but wanted to try something different.

yah bro, I'm new to finishing. throw me a bone. ease up.  its my first time using try oil and wanted some input.

i have a roasted ash jazz bass body I'm looking to keep as natural as possible since the wood is so beautiful.  my biggest question is do i have to grain fill roasted ash? my plan was this: sand to about 220-320 maybe higher?? then, apply sanding sealer (should i skip this step?) then after two...