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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Tinting Tru-Oil |
Greetings, I recently did a neck with Tru-Oil over a Z-Poxy fill and it worked out great. I really love it. Now I'm doing one where I want a darker neck. Can you actually tint the Tru-Oil itself to get a darker color or should you satin the wood directly. Thanks Terry |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tinting Tru-Oil |
Terry...I use Danish Oil on my necks. It comes in several shades ranging from reddish to brownish. While I haven't used the colors on necks, I have used the cherry for a furniture application. I can't say what, if any difference True Oil vs. Danish Oil is, but I have been very happy as well with DO as a neck finish on my last 3 guitars. |
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| Author: | jhowell [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tinting Tru-Oil |
Terry-- I've done a couple of Tru-Oil necks and I do like them. I've not tried to add tint to the Tru-Oil. My schedule is to seal with shellac after sanding to 320. Then I stain to get the color I'm looking for, ususally just using MinWax stains, sometimes mixed together to get the right color. Then its Tru-Oil and 0000 steel wool time -- around a dozen coats, sometimes more. I don't pore fill mahogany necks (the headstock is the exception). I like the hint of pores on the neck after using Tru-Oil -- just my preference and I have the luxury of only building to suit me. |
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| Author: | peterm [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tinting Tru-Oil |
I would recommend you stain the neck first to the desired shade and the finish the same way you did before. |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tinting Tru-Oil |
I think Tru-oil is tung oil based like a lot of varnishes, maybe I'm wrong. I've tinted some Rockhard varnish with cocobolo and/or bloodwood diluted in an an alcohol/acetone solution. Works great. |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tinting Tru-Oil |
Thanks for the tips guys, I'll let you know what I wind up doing and how it turns out. Terry |
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| Author: | RaymundH [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tinting Tru-Oil |
My Tru-Oil process was very simple and effective: Sand to 320 Stain ( wait 24-48 hours to ensure stain is fully cured and DRY) Z-Poxy Light shot 0000 steel wool 12 applications of Tru-Oil (1 a.m. 1 p.m.) with light sanding (0000 steel wool) in between coats. This is what I have done for a couple of necks and it worked nicely for me. |
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