Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Ian Price on August 16, 2008, 07:51:11 PM
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Evening all - what oils can you/should you use on a maple neck with no lacquer? Are there differences in different oils (apart from colour and smell!!)
Cheers!
Ian.
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go with the tru-oil as its easiest and feels great. I also like danish oil and briwax but that takes a bit more maintainence
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go with the tru-oil as its easiest and feels great. I also like danish oil and briwax but that takes a bit more maintainence
Cheers Wez, I had a feeling that you or Mr Feline would be the first to respond! I'm going to sound like a complete novice but where would I get tru-oil from?
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google search! its the birchwood casey stuff i use after feline's recomendation. a small bottle goes a long way.
you will also need some 0000 wire wool for buffing it - i prefer the liberon brand over the others
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+1
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google search! its the birchwood casey stuff i use after feline's recomendation. a small bottle goes a long way.
you will also need some 0000 wire wool for buffing it - i prefer the liberon brand over the others
Cheers - just ordered some!
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Just out of interest, what would the Tru-oil look like on a maple neck. Would it look okay on a '52 style partscaster?
The necks from allparts are about £55 cheaper unfinished, would Tru-oil be a good option for a nice feel and vintage vibe? It doesn't have to be exactly like vintage tint nitro, just not glaringly orange or anything like that.
I think I'd get more out of it finishing it myself.
Cheers
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it is a light tint not the glare you get from some lacquered maple necks that havnt been tinted
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I know it's REALLY expensive, but it's also VERY good (original MM Axis Oil set): http://www.thomann.de/gb/music_man_care_set_mmpflege1.htm
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very expensive considering its two bottles of birchwood casey stuff, some synthetic wire wool and a polishing cloth
thats the same oil jonathan and i recommended but i would rather have 0000 liberon wire wool over the synthetic stuff (as long as you keep it away from the pickups)
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Cheers for the advice Wez. I have the wire wool but have a question about the Tru-Oil - most of the ones I have seen on eBay are Gun Stock Finish - another novice question but would this be the right tint(?) to get for a maple neck.
Also, what grade sandpaper would you recommend for this job? I have up to grade 800 somewhere in the house - would I need to go finer than this?
Cheers,
Ian.
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I think there is only one tru-oil and it looks fairly light, almost trasparent from one coat I would imagine. As gun stocks are usually made of a dark wood anyway, the tru-oil just brings out the grain. Wez described it as a light tint earlier in the thread and if you type tru-oil into google on the images option loads of pictures (many guitars) pop up confirming this. From what I have seen it looks really classy and I can't wait to get some for an unfinished tele I'm planning on getting!
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thats the stuff, gunstock are usually soemthing like walnut which is naturally dark - maple is naturally light and will only go a bit darker with the oil. this is a freshly oiled maple neck with a few coats:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/WezV/neckflame.jpg)
hardly any tint at all... but it may get more vintagey amber as it ages
finish sanding up to 800 should be pretty good- i prefer 1500 but i dont think it makes that much difference once you are rubbing it down with 0000 wire wool
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I think there is only one tru-oil and it looks fairly light, almost trasparent from one coat I would imagine. As gun stocks are usually made of a dark wood anyway, the tru-oil just brings out the grain. Wez described it as a light tint earlier in the thread and if you type tru-oil into google on the images option loads of pictures (many guitars) pop up confirming this. From what I have seen it looks really classy and I can't wait to get some for an unfinished tele I'm planning on getting!
Sorry all - are you saying gun stock is okay to use on maple or not? Apologies if I'm being a bit thick!
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birchwood casey tru-oil gun stock finish.... exactly what i used in the picture of the flamed maple neck i posted above
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birchwood casey tru-oil gun stock finish.... exactly what i used in the picture of the flamed maple neck i posted above
Cheers Wez :D