Well, it's been about 6 months since I finished my iceman project, and I am going to refinish it. The tru-oil looks great, but it is not durable enough and I want to do something a little more exciting. So, I removed the neck (mahogany) and sanded it back. A few questions about what I am about to do:
1. Do I need to grain fill the neck? I have the stew-mac grain filler (water based). I want to do a black die, sand it back, do an amber die, then nitro laquer. If no fill is required, how many coats of nitro?
Next is the body. I used varathane oil based black cherry stain with tru-oil, no grain fill. My plan is to sand this back completely, black die rub, then amber, leaving a black burst around the edges and black sides. Then grain fill, and nitro. Will this work? The graining on this body is really nice for mahogany, and I know the amber will look dark on mahogany, but I figure if I do the neck first, I will get some idea of the outcome. Any suggestions or feedback on my ideas? Thanks guys.
Mike
1. Do I need to grain fill the neck? I have the stew-mac grain filler (water based). I want to do a black die, sand it back, do an amber die, then nitro laquer. If no fill is required, how many coats of nitro?
Next is the body. I used varathane oil based black cherry stain with tru-oil, no grain fill. My plan is to sand this back completely, black die rub, then amber, leaving a black burst around the edges and black sides. Then grain fill, and nitro. Will this work? The graining on this body is really nice for mahogany, and I know the amber will look dark on mahogany, but I figure if I do the neck first, I will get some idea of the outcome. Any suggestions or feedback on my ideas? Thanks guys.
Mike