I posted last weekend that I had gotten a cheap poplar tele and was going to do an Alaska theme with it, I have since reconsidered that. Here was the body out of the box
This is what it looked like wiped down with thinner
and this is what it looked like after a coat of lacquer
which got me and my brother to talking and thinking, and so we came up with a different idea. We wanted to tint the front to lighten it up a bit and get rid of the green in the grain, and do a red burst/back with red flames along the bottom, no pickguard and chrome hardware with a chrome neck pickup ring. I looked at getting the spray can of butterscotch blonde and dakota red from reranch, but they can't ship to Alaska (stupid DOT laws). So I came up with a different solution. I went to the local art supply store, and after looking around came to the realization that the water soluble oils used linseed oil as the primary carrier. I've read enough articles on here to know that linseed oil is a favored finishing oil for many of the projects on this site, and so today I picked up a tube of "naples yellow hue" (beige) and some fast drying oil medium. with a little playing around I was able to come up with a "glaze" that when rubbed into the grain of the tele, brightened up the wood and covered over the green tint of the darker grained bands of poplar. This is what it looks like so far.
its a subtle difference but its definitely a difference
Now I just need for the sun to come back out so that I can move on to the next phases, the red burst around the edges and the flames.
If I get really adventurous I might try and paint something like this across the back
maybe throw in one of these for good measure (even though my brother isnt fond of the idea)
This is what it looked like wiped down with thinner
and this is what it looked like after a coat of lacquer
which got me and my brother to talking and thinking, and so we came up with a different idea. We wanted to tint the front to lighten it up a bit and get rid of the green in the grain, and do a red burst/back with red flames along the bottom, no pickguard and chrome hardware with a chrome neck pickup ring. I looked at getting the spray can of butterscotch blonde and dakota red from reranch, but they can't ship to Alaska (stupid DOT laws). So I came up with a different solution. I went to the local art supply store, and after looking around came to the realization that the water soluble oils used linseed oil as the primary carrier. I've read enough articles on here to know that linseed oil is a favored finishing oil for many of the projects on this site, and so today I picked up a tube of "naples yellow hue" (beige) and some fast drying oil medium. with a little playing around I was able to come up with a "glaze" that when rubbed into the grain of the tele, brightened up the wood and covered over the green tint of the darker grained bands of poplar. This is what it looks like so far.
its a subtle difference but its definitely a difference
Now I just need for the sun to come back out so that I can move on to the next phases, the red burst around the edges and the flames.
If I get really adventurous I might try and paint something like this across the back
maybe throw in one of these for good measure (even though my brother isnt fond of the idea)
