DeadJeep Posted March 18, 2005 Report Share Posted March 18, 2005 The project is a VERY nice Lawsuit Les made by Hondo II. Every single piece of hardware is off, I've removed the fretboard, and sanded the finish off to the point where the sanding residue is all wood. The problem is that there is still a lot of stain splotches. This guitar was made considerably thinner than the real deal - a little thicker than a Nighthawk. Is there any sort of bleaching agent I can use to keep from sanding this thing down to the size of a Memphis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyguitarworks Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 home depot or lowes or whatever big home improvement store you have in your area should carry wood bleach, i am not sure how it will do on the stain but i have used it to lighten the natural wood and had good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 You have entered the Twighlight Zone. Factory stains penetrate to different depths and are not really consistent. If you are going to reapply stain, now is the time to see if the colors will "play nice together". I do NOT recommend bleaching! It can make a huge, blotchy mess out of everything. Have you ever lusted after a gloss black LP? Now might be the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 19, 2005 Report Share Posted March 19, 2005 If what you're looking at is black to gray staining you're probably not going to get it out. They are probably either mineral stains or fungus. You can try painting just the areas with wood bleach, but I definitely wouldn't bleach the whole thing. If you just have to have a wood tone stain it increasingly darker until the stains don't bother you anymore. It may wind up pretty dark but it probably got eh finish it did at the factory becoase of those stains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 I think he means that there are dye splotches from the factory left on there. Not stains on the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadJeep Posted March 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 It was originally a honeyburst. Most of the wood still has an orange hue, but there are several spots that don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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