cheers!
Yeah that might a good shout. I tried a little renaissance wax on some scrap I tried the stain on first and it kinda lifted the stain off. So I am going to have to be careful.
It's a lot of work to get a lacquer style finish, but it seems to do something special to the grain. This is the thread I used as a guide. The poster "quarter" seems to be THE internet guitar tru-oil guru.
cheers!
Yeah that might a good shout. I tried a little renaissance wax on some scrap I tried the stain on first and it kinda lifted the stain off. So I am going to have to be careful.
It's a lot of work to get a lacquer style finish, but it seems to do something special to the grain. This is the thread I used as a guide. The poster "quarter" seems to be THE internet guitar tru-oil guru.
Ah cheers Paul. Yeah it does look like a decent chunk of work. I wonder if brushed on clear floor wax would work? I did that on my floor and its pretty hard wearing. I am not really fussed on a shiny finish I quite like the satin look it has so far.
If you want satin, I reckon Tru-oil is definitely the way to go. Getting it shiny is a lot of work, if you just want a nice oiled finish, a quick rub will sort you out. So to speak.
Bacchus wrote:If you want satin, I reckon Tru-oil is definitely the way to go. Getting it shiny is a lot of work, if you just want a nice oiled finish, a quick rub will sort you out. So to speak.
so I have put this project off for a while partly because of time, partly because I am waiting on parts and partly because I was scared of the next process.
So the black stain took ages to not be tacky, so I decided to give it a quick spray with some rustolem matt clear to seal it.
I then pushed silver gilding wax into the grain.
I then used olive oil(because I had some) to rub the gilding wax off the surface.
