Kenny Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 well, ive been using liberon finishing oil and am not ver yhappy with it at all. i also have no woodworking experiance except for guitars so im pretty ignorant about differnt types of oils now here is what i have been going for. ive been trying to get an oil finish that doesnt look like the wood is saturated heres what i got last time does anyone have any wisdom they can share? Kenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Not really sure what you were going for that you didn't get... Looks pretty darned good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 What kind of oil did you use last time? Danish oil will give you a satin finish. Rub it out with a little 0000 steel wool and it dulls down a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 You'll always get some gloss with any kind of oil finish; from there, you can knock down the gloss by going over it with 0000 steel wool or fine-grit papers (1000 or 2000-grit Abralon pad is absolutely the best). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 I've had good results with danish oil on necks with 0000 steel wool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 what i did for that guitar is 3 coats of liberon finishing oil, black bison wax and then killed the sheen with 0000 steel wool. i guess the picture doesnt really show it but it looks like the wood is a little saturated (might be my appication) 1 coat, let dry, steel wool, another coat and repeated until the 3rd coat was dried. i guess i want to keep the wood looking as natural and unsatured as possible, i can always get the satin finish with a little steel wool or Abralon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 it looks like the wood is a little saturated (might be my appication) Not sure what you mean by "saturated"...too glossy? Too wet looking? Grain/figure too prominent? Would you rather have it look like it did when it was just sanded, without the finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 when i say saturated it looks like (to me atleast) the guitar was drenched in oil, its too..."wet" i'd like it to be a little darker and a little less matt then if it were just sanded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Do you have an example pic of what you're looking for exactly? CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 I understand what you are saying, and I don't think you are going to get the look you want with any type of oil finish. Since they soak in a little and all have at least a slight ambering effect you are going to get a wetter look. The only thing I can think that might get the look you want is one of the water white lacquers or varnishes or poly's. They seem to leave the color pretty much the same as when you are done sanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattia Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 Honestly, if you don't want that nice 'wetted' oil look (apparent even when matted with steel wool, IMO), you're likely best off with a waterbased poly that does little to nothing at all to the wood tint (no wetting), but also doesn't give you that rich, deep colour something like oil, shellac, epoxy or nitro will deliver. My wood floor (oak) is done in a waterbase finish, and it gives it a very 'natural wood' sort of look, satin, without doing much at all for the figure. Which is fine for a floor. Me? I like what oil does. Makes the wood darker, certainly, but also deeper and richer, and it still looks very 'woody' and organic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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