jeremywills Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 I have heard of people using tung oil, aka alex's mockingbird and the explorer featured on the site currently, so whats the advantages/disadvantages to tung oil, i guess i need a little more education on it. thanks in advance jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 Scroll down on this page till you see TUNG OIL VERSUS OTHER FINISHES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbsharp Posted February 5, 2003 Report Share Posted February 5, 2003 The best asset of tung oil is anyone can do it.It's pretty much fool proof. The negs are its softer more volnerable to damage.I have found it can soften from oils and acidity from skin.But it is easy to repair/rejuvenate.I personally don't like vs. say lacquer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushead Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 I liked the natural look. I already have a black gibson explorer, and was looking for something different. After I got the guitar I didn't think I'd be able to get it back to natural. I was actually planning on cutting out a chrome diamond plate top for it. I tried a bit of stripper (that really heavy stuff from the infomercials!) and it pulled the primer coats right off, so I did the entire guitar. The natural wood looked good to me (minus the big cut down the middle), so I was just going to clear coat the guitar. Then I read a few things, and saw a few guitars with a similar finish. And since I really don't have a place to do much laquer painting (I'd send it to a paint shop to have it done), I though I'd give it a whirl. I'm going to finish the Flying V I'm working on now the same way (twins! er... sort of). I'm planning on building an entire explorer from scratch (instead of a restoration) for the next axe, which will have some sort of clear-over graphic envolved. That probably won't happen until fall or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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