Defiled Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Hey guys, just a few questions, I would have searched but my computer is so messed up right now. 1:What is the average oz.'s of MOP used to inlay a fretboard, with inlays about the size of a quarter and enough left to do a 2 quarter sized inlay on the headstock? How thick should I get them (I think the choices are 0.040", 0.050", 0.060"). 2: For finishing my guitar, which will have an alder body with a quilted maple top and a maple neck, I plan on ordering the following from ReRanch: Alcohol based Green and Black dyes, 2 cans of clear Nitro, the 3M "Finesse it II" they recomend for polishing, and the 3M wet/dry sand paper kit. I'm going to do the stain black, sand back, stain green with a black burst (which I'll use a can of black Krylon to do). Am I missing anything? This is my first attempt at finishing a guitar, so even if I know all there is to know I still feel like I'm missing something. Any help is great, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scott Rosenberger Posted April 18, 2004 Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 I wouldn't use the Krylon to do the burst. I don't know for sure but I think laquer won't work well with it. Doesn't Reranch sell black Laquer in spray cans? If so I'd use that that way you can be sure it's compatible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defiled Posted April 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2004 I just had a few cans in the garage, thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 As far as #1 is concerned it really depends on the size of the pieces you purchase and the size of the inlays your planning on making out of them so it's really hard to predict......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 THis is slightky of topic, but has anyone tried to do stain DARK green, sand back, stain lighter green? It seems like that would look more, well, natural than green over black. I could be off my rocker, but I'd still like to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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