Seamas
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I have ordered a new mahogany Strat body from Warmoth.
The description is "extra light" mahogany. It was an "in stock" item. Looks to be both light in both weight (under 4 lbs) and color.
I just have a couple questions on how to proceed once I get it:
1: What should I expect from a Warmoth body? Will there be substantial sanding needed? Or is it pretty much needing some light finishing sanding?
2: I ordered some grain filler from Stew Mac--I ordered the mahogany. I plan on giving this a reddish/amber stain. Should I have purchased a lighter colored gain filler?
3: what are the best steps in finishing? (I plan on a lacquer finish)
Do I give this a coat of sealer before I do the grain filler?. At which step does the stain go? Before/after sealer ?
My understanding at this point is the following order:
1: Sand to 200 grit
2: Seal Coat
3: Sand again? (if so what grit?)
4: grain filler
5 Sand again?
6: Stain (a few applications--with some sanding?)
7: lacquer coats --I am assuming 5-7 coats with 320-400 (and higher) grit in between each.
about six weeks after final coat, high grit sanding and buffing.
Am I on the right track?
Additional question regarding materials.
What are the preferences on stain. So far in my experience I have just done minwax stains on household woodworking items.
I'm currently looking at the ColorTone stain products at Stewmac.
Are they recommended? I think the color I am aiming for would be something of a mix between 2 or more of the stock colors.
I see that the recommendation from Stewmac is numerous applications of color mixed with either water or alcohol.
Is it preferable to mix the stain color first, or to layer the stain with color on color to get where you want to be--or is it a combination of the two?
Lacquer: What is preferable? Is one brand out there the go-to or is there not much difference?
I don't have a sprayer. I see that the aerosol is fairly commonly used (and it is advised to warm up the can before application). Anything important to be concerned about (other than ventilation)
I know I asked a bunch of questions, so feel free to break it down anyway you like--and let me know if there were important questions I did not ask.
:binkybaby:
The description is "extra light" mahogany. It was an "in stock" item. Looks to be both light in both weight (under 4 lbs) and color.
I just have a couple questions on how to proceed once I get it:
1: What should I expect from a Warmoth body? Will there be substantial sanding needed? Or is it pretty much needing some light finishing sanding?
2: I ordered some grain filler from Stew Mac--I ordered the mahogany. I plan on giving this a reddish/amber stain. Should I have purchased a lighter colored gain filler?
3: what are the best steps in finishing? (I plan on a lacquer finish)
Do I give this a coat of sealer before I do the grain filler?. At which step does the stain go? Before/after sealer ?
My understanding at this point is the following order:
1: Sand to 200 grit
2: Seal Coat
3: Sand again? (if so what grit?)
4: grain filler
5 Sand again?
6: Stain (a few applications--with some sanding?)
7: lacquer coats --I am assuming 5-7 coats with 320-400 (and higher) grit in between each.
about six weeks after final coat, high grit sanding and buffing.
Am I on the right track?
Additional question regarding materials.
What are the preferences on stain. So far in my experience I have just done minwax stains on household woodworking items.
I'm currently looking at the ColorTone stain products at Stewmac.
Are they recommended? I think the color I am aiming for would be something of a mix between 2 or more of the stock colors.
I see that the recommendation from Stewmac is numerous applications of color mixed with either water or alcohol.
Is it preferable to mix the stain color first, or to layer the stain with color on color to get where you want to be--or is it a combination of the two?
Lacquer: What is preferable? Is one brand out there the go-to or is there not much difference?
I don't have a sprayer. I see that the aerosol is fairly commonly used (and it is advised to warm up the can before application). Anything important to be concerned about (other than ventilation)
I know I asked a bunch of questions, so feel free to break it down anyway you like--and let me know if there were important questions I did not ask.
:binkybaby: