Staining your custom strat body.

[Stratman44]

Swamp Ash custom Warmoth strat body.

My strat project, just got a custom built strat body from WARMOTH (AWESOME) Swamp ash, SSS, V6H temolo, front jack and control routes. This is what i have just started to do.

1. First off, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the body. Tape the whole neck pocket using painters tape.
2. After wiping down the guitar, to start out with, put 1 coat of Tung oil. Rub in evenly. Let dry for over night.
3. Next, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the previous coat. Start your next coat. The second coat should be about the same as the first coat. Let dry again over night.
4. Keep doing this step for how ever many coats you want. I prefer 3 to 4 coats it lets the woods natural finish remain as beautiful as it was before you started.
5. After you put on all of your desired coats take the tape out of your neck pocket.
6. Over time, as the Tung oil wares, you should repeat this process……say once every year depending on how many coats you put on it.

 

[AutoBat]

you claim to have a strat project, yet no pictures have been posted.

i challenge the existence of this instrument-to-be!

 

[Stew]

Hey Stratman,

Search the forums (particulalry for posts by CB) regarding Tung Oil finishes. I haven't done this myself but from what I've read you might be better of thinning the oil for the first few coats. I think the usual practice is to put it on and then wipe off the excess after an hour or so ... but once again, I haven't done this, it's just what I remember reading from other posts.

... and Autobat's right ... if there's no photos it doesn't exist  :icon_biggrin:

 

[pabloman]

I thought this was going to be about staining not oiling. 

 

[Steve_Karl]

I thought this was going to be about staining not oiling. 

Same here

 

[Stratman44]

Sorry iment oiling....

you claim to have a strat project, yet no pictures have been posted.

i challenge the existence of this instrument-to-be!

and yesterday when i posted i could not find my chamra so the pics will be on lader today i have allready done my first lrge coat by the time i get home from school it will have finished drying.

 

[Stratman44]

sorry about not having photos.... when i tried to upload them it said that the photos were not the right tipe of file...... this is what i did..... i hooked up my chamra to the computer uploded them then it stoped me and said this ws not the right type of file.

 

[Stratman44]

Now i have proof..................... these pictures were when i had finished the second coating now i have finished my 4th and final coating and it is drying

 

[CrackedPepper]

I believed you the whole time  :icon_biggrin:

 

[Stratman44]

Swamp Ash custom Warmoth strat body.

My strat project, just got a custom built strat body from WARMOTH (AWESOME) Swamp ash, SSS, V6H temolo, front jack and control routes. This is what i have just started to do.

1. First off, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the body. Tape the whole neck pocket using painters tape.
2. After wiping down the guitar, to start out with, put 1 coat of Tung oil. Rub in evenly. Let dry for over night.
3. Next, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the previous coat. Start your next coat. The second coat should be about the same as the first coat. Let dry again over night.
4. Keep doing this step for how ever many coats you want. I prefer 3 to 4 coats it lets the woods natural finish remain as beautiful as it was before you started.
5. After you put on all of your desired coats take the tape out of your neck pocket.
6. Over time, as the Tung oil wares, you should repeat this process……say once every year depending on how many coats you put on it.

Something to Add...... also between goats, buff with a steel wool buffer thingy

 

[kboman]

Swamp Ash custom Warmoth strat body.

My strat project, just got a custom built strat body from WARMOTH (AWESOME) Swamp ash, SSS, V6H temolo, front jack and control routes. This is what i have just started to do.

1. First off, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the body. Tape the whole neck pocket using painters tape.
2. After wiping down the guitar, to start out with, put 1 coat of Tung oil. Rub in evenly. Let dry for over night.
3. Next, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the previous coat. Start your next coat. The second coat should be about the same as the first coat. Let dry again over night.
4. Keep doing this step for how ever many coats you want. I prefer 3 to 4 coats it lets the woods natural finish remain as beautiful as it was before you started.
5. After you put on all of your desired coats take the tape out of your neck pocket.
6. Over time, as the Tung oil wares, you should repeat this process……say once every year depending on how many coats you put on it.

Something to Add...... also between goats, buff with a steel wool buffer thingy

I'm not so sure if I'm all that keen on finishing my own guitars if I have to get several goats to do it. I live in an apartment!




:icon_jokercolor:

 

[Jusatele]

normally between goats I have a few sheep and a donkey

 

[Disco Scottie]

 

[Stratman44]

Swamp Ash custom Warmoth strat body.

My strat project, just got a custom built strat body from WARMOTH (AWESOME) Swamp ash, SSS, V6H temolo, front jack and control routes. This is what i have just started to do.

1. First off, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the body. Tape the whole neck pocket using painters tape.
2. After wiping down the guitar, to start out with, put 1 coat of Tung oil. Rub in evenly. Let dry for over night.
3. Next, make sure all of the dust, dirt, etc is removed from the previous coat. Start your next coat. The second coat should be about the same as the first coat. Let dry again over night.
4. Keep doing this step for how ever many coats you want. I prefer 3 to 4 coats it lets the woods natural finish remain as beautiful as it was before you started.
5. After you put on all of your desired coats take the tape out of your neck pocket.
6. Over time, as the Tung oil wares, you should repeat this process……say once every year depending on how many coats you put on it.

Something to Add...... also between goats, buff with a steel wool buffer thingy

I'm not so sure if I'm all that keen on finishing my own guitars if I have to get several goats to do it. I live in an apartment!




:icon_jokercolor:

I highly suggest it its not very messy at all and you can do it easily for $30 and it is so sexy once your done its better than any clear gloss or satin finish and is almost $100 cheaper.  :blob7:

 

[kboman]

(we should direct the poster who was irked his thread got hijacked to this one - this is typical UW behaviour! :toothy12