Duane Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I'm finishing my sons spruce tele with some water based Minwax. Kind of applying it then wiping it off to accent the grain. Many people tell me this should be sealed with some form of clear coat because it will wipe off when the guitar is rubbed against things, sweat on against skin etc. I don't want any shine on it at all. Here's a pic of a test piece...any ideas if this would be true? http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t255/Wa...ne/100_1425.jpg http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t255/Wa...ne/100_1429.jpg Or maybe leave it with no stain and some non-shiny clear coat stuff? http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t255/Wa...ne/100_1378.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgiven Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Have you considered a Pure Tung Oil or True Oil finish. Very organic and will provide a mat finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 ithink something like spruce should get a film finish or you might be angry with all the dents you get from rocking out! and if your gonna colour it; spruce has deep grain, make a glaze and do some cool effects with 2 colours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I'm not worried about dings and dents......I know how soft the stuff is, plus my son is 14 so he can destroy anything anyways. What's a film finish mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted March 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2007 Well it looks good to me so far....one coat of the blue stuff on it. http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t255/Wa.../LooksGood1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Looks a lot better than I was imagining, it should look pretty nice with a finish over it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Avoid pure oils; not great finishes for acoustics. Go with a polymerizing oil/oil blend/oil varnish, like TruOil, Miniwax oil finish, Liberon finishing oil, or Danish oil. Spruce can be a bit of a pain to stain evenly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Well it looks pretty good mocked up so far...at least to my eyes? I'm not sure if this is the right area....I was talking finishes at one point? http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t255/Wa...otherMockup.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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