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  1. I am pretty new to the forum. I had read many, many threads prior to beginning my project- a refinish of an 80's era, Japanese neck-through guitar. The pictures I will link to will be pretty self-explanatory what I was dealing with to start with. Once I got it stripped and sanded, I realized there were some minor body wing/glue joint issues to contend with. I posted to the forum and got some good responses (thanks!). I was originally thinking about doing a clear finish, but after realizing the wood quality and grain mismatches were not all that special looking, I decided to apply a stain and the finish with TruOil. I used the gunstock, water-based Walnut stain and TruOil kit I found in a local gun store. The TruOil was a little difficult to apply. It was messy and ran a little in some areas near the neck/body joint. But it cleaned up fairly well between coats when I knocked down the gloss with 0000 steel wool and took down most imperfections, bubbles and trapped dust. I did notice several flaws that I coated over and became "trapped" beneath the layers. It was my first attempt at this finish and I am mostly pleased. I haven't applied the Conditioner-Sheen product from the kit, however. Has anyone used this product on their TruOil finished guitars or should I skip this stuff? Another question that may seem silly to some but I was curious if anyone has affixed inlay type stickers to TruOil finishes. I won't be doing any headstock inlays, but I found some adhesive backed inlay-type stickers on eBay. I have used them before with Poly finishes and the adhere very well. But given the properties of a TruOil finish, I was hesitant to buy anything only find that it won't stick. Has anyone had any luck with these products? Well, here are some before and after pics. I have not changed or upgraded any hardware- they are original parts and electronics(to me). Washburn Winged Eagle Copy Pics Thanks! -Jeff
  2. Thanks, y'all for responding. I was near The Home Depot today so I browsed around the wood filler area. I found this product called JB Weld Kwik Wood Epoxy Putty. It sounded intriguing and like it might stand up to the test of filling a gap, is sandable, and can take stain. I liked the idea that it wasn't like other cellulose fillers. I gave it a try. It was like a clay compound that required kneading. I pressed into the gap and used a putty knife to scrape the excess. I let it dry/set and sanded it smooth. It seemed to work quite well. So far so good... I'll post pics when I have the opp. Thanks again.
  3. This is my first post to the forum. I have read through many posts in hopes to find and answer to this question prior to posting. I apologize if the question has previously been raised and answered. I am new to guitar refinishing and took on this project as something fun and new to try. Its has been that as well as therapeutic, in a way. I have a 1970's Japanese neck-through, Washburn Eagle copy. I stripped off the million layers of poly and hideous green stain to finally get it down to bare wood. After stripping and sanding, the body wing glue joints are intact and very solid. However, when it was built, it appears that the wings were not planed to be flush with the neck. So there is about a 1 MM void. I don't want to call it a crack because it appears that is was never fully joined. So, in your all's expert opinion(s), what type of material should be used to fill the void? I have used wood filler for other projects and don't really like working with the stuff (but would use it if it is the recommended material). Also, I have read many posts about the used of epoxy for grain filling. This is MUCH more than grain fill. I think it should also be stated that I didn't plan on repainting the guitar. I intend to finish it only with Tung oil. Thanks and I appreciate your responses in advance. http://picasaweb.google.com/10063525425131...GuitarRefinish#
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