nowa90 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 SPECS Body Shape: PRS 24 Hardware Colour:Gold Neck Construction: Set Tuners: Gold, Grover locking 18:1 Nut: Ivory #of frets: 24, medium jumbo Neck wood: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Scale: 25″ Radius: 12″ Headstock shape: PRS Veneer: South African Mahogany Inlay: Custom Vine of life, MOP logo Finish: Tung oil Body Wood: Mahogany/South American Mahogany Color: natural Contours: Carved top, belly cut Bridge: Hipshot Trem Strap Buttons: Gold Strap-locks Finish: Gloss, Tung oil/poly Inlay: Bloody Jasper + Mother of Pearl Rose behind bridge Electronics Pickup Config: H x H Neck: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Bridge: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Pickup rings: gold, metal Switch: 5 way blade Controls: 1 vol, 2 tone, Knobs: Black speed Top wood, bookmathed. Brought in from south america by customers uncle. Mother Of Pearl Vine Of Life inlay, (took 15+ hours) Neck rough carved to baseball size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 not much visisble progress, just sanding the sides to smooth em out, and finalizing the top. Also scooped the knobs, and they got the truss rod cover engraved to the grandmothers name. Headstock Body Back with plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 And here she is of yesterday, with the first coat of tung oil sealer on http://imgur.com/a/IICx8#0 I just put the 3rd coat on now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Nice view! SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks,its like that for ~220 degrees, I'm on the top floor overwatching it every day. 4th (first real tung oil) coat is on now, and it seems to be all flat. This stuff seems much thicker, so I may only need 8 coats....not 13 like I planed :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks,its like that for ~220 degrees, I'm on the top floor overwatching it every day. 4th (first real tung oil) coat is on now, and it seems to be all flat. This stuff seems much thicker, so I may only need 8 coats....not 13 like I planed :haha: heh, if you're using real tung oil, you're not going to be finished for a LONG time if you do 8 coats lol. Real tung oil takes about 2 weeks to dry!!! Its beautiful finish though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 this stuff is polymerized and the coats so far have been fine in ~6 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I'm pretty sure the coat I just put on will be the last, I'll take a pic tomorrow after school and probably buff it friday night or sat morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) this stuff is polymerized and the coats so far have been fine in ~6 hours. Where did you get it? I've only seen it once, and it reminded me of tree sap lol edit : talking about the real mcckoy, not "tung oil finish" Edited March 22, 2012 by bob123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Anxious to see your work. I'm interested in polymerized tung oil, particularly as a substitute for TruOil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 this stuff is polymerized and the coats so far have been fine in ~6 hours. Where did you get it? I've only seen it once, and it reminded me of tree sap lol edit : talking about the real mcckoy, not "tung oil finish" I got it from Leevalley, I beleive they mix it with 1/2 mineral spirits so you can actually work with it It's a bit thicker then the sealer, which is 80% driers http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=20050&cat=1,190,42942 Anxious to see your work. I'm interested in polymerized tung oil, particularly as a substitute for TruOil. Thank you. I know everyone likes tru-oil, but I didn't find any here and honestly think that the small bottles would get on my nerves. I used about 125ml of sealer just on 3 coats, and prob 100ml for the last 3 coats of "real" oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Very cool! hope it all goes on well for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Expensive, but probably a very good choice for a wipe finish. I'm looking forward to seeing how it comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 why expensive? I used .27$ worth of foam brushes, some paper towel, and some disposable gloves to apply it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I just meant the product itself, and I'm a cheapskate. As compared to a full spray setup, it's really cheap. I'm sure it's a lot cheaper than TruOil too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 I did some of the setting up and assembly, then scruffed it all with 600 and applied the oil with 600 grit paper, to really push it into the wood, and flat. The frets are level, the nut is roughed and so are the slots, and the truss rod works almost instantly. I'm hoping this is the last coat (that I put on after pics). Headstock (locking tuners are so nice to make nuts with) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottR Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 That finish is looking good, very warm. SR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 I'm evil, but tune in tomorrow to see whats inside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) she's done! http://imgur.com/a/JdCCb#1 Edited April 1, 2012 by nowa90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowa90 Posted April 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 hey look, its in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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