Recent content by shasmo

@ kinski. no filler, raw korina with minwas stain and nitro. Several coats of nitro and sanding between a few to fill the grain

@logrinn...just how it is I guess....it still has great action. @zhaezzy... My first pass was with truoil and it turned out very very olive. I couldnt like it and sanded all back down, stained it with some red mahogany minwax stain and lacquered it up.

Hi Folks, I started a warmoth VIP build about 6 months ago and it is finally done !!! Super pscyhed about how it turned out and it sounds blazing!!!!! Thanks to the folks on the forum for the much needed guidance since this was my first time building a guitar and i can't be more happier with...

Not the best lighting for the pictures, but i will post a few more in a week as the finish cures.

Hi Folks... so after sanding it back down to wood, i used a couple of coats of Minwax Red chestnut stain, let is dry and sprayed is with a few coats of Nitro... i think i have it where i want it to be. Now, for it to let it cure before i can polish it to an even sheen and start working on the...

Thanks Cagey and Stratamania! I have a scrap with tru oil on it. Will try using the sealer on the same.

Thanks again Cagey. will a little bit of elbow grease i was able to get it back to wood and was able to remove the sanding scratches by careful sanding. It does look like the pores are more filled out, might not need the grain filler. I will test out the dye on my scrap piece and see how it...

Awesome Guitar Cagey! Thanks for the advice! i am going to use a grain filler and maybe the Behlen Solar Lux NGR dye that i have from a previous project. It goes on very transparent and might help pop the black Korina grain. Will try it on a scrap first. Anybody use that dye before?

Thanks everyone. I might just strip it and use a clear poly.

Thanks, that's a beautiful finish... I might sand down the first coat and start over again. Any suggestions on dyes for Korina? Based on some reading on the forum, korina might not take dyes very well due to its oily nature. Any suggestions if I should use a colored filler instead?

I guess the open pores on the Korina led me to sand it further.. Either ways, Any ideas on how to get an amber hue with tru-oil? Do i need to use a dye?

Hey All! I am brand new to this forum and building my first guitar, so go easy  :). Just received my Black Korina on Mahogany VIP and super psyched about building it out. I have been wanting to do a Tru-Oil finish, so i sanded the body down to a 600 and just applied my first coat of Tru oil. I...