jmkratt

Awesome, thanks! That's what I thought but I've made so many mistakes I appreciate the confirmation! Learning a lot and having fun though so it's all good. 

Hi guys,

About done with my first finish project. I used a satin poly and am wondering do I need to polish or buff it at all if I am satisfied with the look? 

Thanks for the help!

Thanks for the help. 

Yeah I didn't explain myself well. I did not intend for the lighter color around the burn at all. 

Well at least I learned something! I am going to try and sand back the head stock and front of the body. Problem is I burned the edges with a heat gun too for a burn fade look. I don't want to do that again with the back and sides done so I will get some more stain and try and sand back blend it. 

Well after countless test runs without issue I finally burned and stained my Explorer. Everything looked great until I applied my Danish oil blend. I am assuming the heat from the wood burning sealed the wood as the oil didn’t penetrate and I didn’t sand well enough prior to oil. I must have generated more heat than I did on any of my practice runs? 

I am learning a lot on this project!

Any recommendations on how to fix? I have another design on the body that’s even worse. I don’t think I have a choice but to let the oil dry, sand everything back and start over hoping enough of the burned wood design stays without the surrounding wood….am I on the right track? 
 

Thanks! 

Appreciate all the help and sharing of knowledge! Thanks everyone 

Sounds like with ample dry time (no problem) I shouldn't have to worry about a sealer. I am really liking the results from the danish oil so I think that's the direction I'm headed.

Thanks again!

I appreciate the feedback guys, thank you!

I guess I am wondering if I should apply a layer of sanding sealer on top of the dyed danish oil?

In experimenting with dying Danish Oil last night I wound up with a color I really like that I'd like to move forward with. Given that I added dye to the Danish Oil do I need to treat it at all to lock in the color before I move forward with lacquer or poly? I want to make sure to retain the color for sure. I really like the look and would like to preserve it as much as possible. Thanks!

4 minutes ago, killemall8 said:

Looks familiar

 

Yeah it probably does! Can't wait

Just now, mistermikev said:

well... imo dark grain fill on mahog is lovely... hard to go wrong.  I don't know that I'd go quite black... but dark red or blue or brown or other color that fits into the scheme... it's a winner.

Perfect, thank you!

3 minutes ago, mistermikev said:

well... imo if you are going to leave part natural... to get clean lines you should tape off everything but the natural part and spray sealer/clear on that first.  then when you stain it shouldn't bleed through and will leave a nice crisp line.  grainfill is always a winner on mahog!

That's really good to know, thank you. Am I on the right track with the dark grain fill for a nice contrast? I appreciate your help.

Hello everyone!

I have been lurking for a while learning a lot but this is my first post

I am working on finishing an Explorer shaped guitar. It's currently unfinished mahogany, which I took a pic and attached.

I am still trying to finalize my finish plan and was thinking of grain filling with brown or black grain and sanding back to contrast the wood. I would like to also stain part of the guitar and leave part natural and top coat the entire top. 

Am I on the right track here? My plan was to stain, grain fill, top coat...with lots of sanding in between. 

Thanks!