canuckguitarist Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 ^edit that... dude check the language warning. seriously... i dont want to see a new member get in trouble. said the desert to the grain of sand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Drak what did you use to bleach the wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 It's a 2-part bleach made (I believe) by Kleen Strip. It's a cardboard box with 2 pint bottles inside. I believe it's just called Wood Bleach. You mix equal parts together, then apply it. You do not want to get any on your hands or fingers it's strong stuff. This 2-part bleach will bleach out color in the wood, but not dyes or stains. Sometimes I will stain black and sand back, THEN use the wood bleach, since it has very little effect on dyes. Swimming Pool strength liquid chlorine is the other way to bleach wood, it bleaches in a different way than the 2-part. Clorine will bleach out pigments and dyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 wicked awesome guitar man! It's so refreshing to see tele's being made... tele's are way underrated. Awesome finish too! skibum5545 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Thanks for the info Drak. Do you have pictures of the wood before and after the bleaching? That would be really interesting as I never bleached wood.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted January 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Sorry, no before/after pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargle Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Beautiful job with that piece of wood. I love the way it seems to flow out from just past the bridge in all directions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butnut Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Thanks everyone for the really nice comments. 'Most' appreciated. I think it'll get done this summer, barring other projects. Wanna know something funny, just to show you 'one mans treasure' bla bla bla... I posted that pic at the TDPRI (Telecaster Discussion Pages RI) last year I think it was... ...and it got pretty beat down. Danged Vintage Tele-Nazi Purists! Haha! Just goes to show ya...'they' thought it was not even allowed to be called a real Telecaster 'cuz it was so far from being like an authentic butterscotch-lookin' Tele. They said I should call it a Telecaster copy. When you're done, go show it off at Telemodders ...you can call it whatever you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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