How Do I Do A Thin Skin?

[Zack Pomerleau]

What is the whole deal? How many coats should I do for a Thin Skin, I like it because it ages faster and Grain shows through after awhile :-D

[jlarremore]

I'm not really sure I understand. If I guess you are asking how many coats of lacquer do you need on top of straight wood? I would not go with less than 6. You could go with however many you want, but think about the next step of polishing. You could polish right through the thin coat straight to the wood unless you do multiple coats. If you just HAD to do as few coats as possible you could use ne coat of gloss polyurethane. One thick coat would do, but you may get a dull sound.

Jef

[mammoth guitars]

If your target is just a thin finish to seal the wood, use tru-oil.