The Practice Project

[AprioriMark]

You're doing great work; I'm inspired to finish a few projects myself now.

-Mark

 

[bigdaddy]

Please comment on this color sample. Cabot semi-transparent stain. The dilemma is that surface prep would be way too much work due to the previous paint, so I do want to mask some imperfections, hence the semitranparent...

 

[bigdaddy]

I'm also groovin' on these semi-solid colors. A little more masking but with the dark grain filler it should come through...

Here's the link in case you want to check out others: http://www.cabotstain.com/colors-and-finishes/families/Semi-Solids-Colors.html

 

[tfarny]

Meh, without seeing the colors in person on a guitar it's hard to say. Tons of people here have done easy and good stain jobs with minwax oil-based, they're available everywhere. If you want to get real simple, they even have the one-step stain and clear coat stuff.

 

[bigdaddy]

yeah, I know. Unfortunately I am gonna have to decide without seeing the colors on a guitar...

 

[Superlizard]

Baked-brick finish, pickup with double white bobbins & white plastics elsewhere.  Chrome hardware.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Newburyport-blue finish, pickup with double white bobbins & white plastics elsewhere.  Chrome hardware.

 

[blue313]

yeah, I know. Unfortunately I am gonna have to decide without seeing the colors on a guitar...

How about a piece of scrap wood with some guitar parts laid on it?

 

[Nando Vallart]

Let it natural!

 

[DangerousR6]

Let it natural!

Agreed, that's a super cool looking grain on that...Or maybe something like my Jackson.... :icon_biggrin:

 

[bbl4ck]

Let it natural!

+1 for the Let It Be Natural! 
You have some great grain on that body.  Let it shine  :headbang1: