Tru-oil finish advice

[steve]

hi

I have a neck that has been finished in tru-oil, to which I've applied a decal, and I'm not sure what to seal the decal with. I was going to get a bit of polyurethane varnish but the sellar (an ebay shop) doesn't think it will be suitable (altho' I did say it was an oil finish, not specifically tru-oil). Any advice would be greatly appreciated

tia

[MoonBassAlpha]

I would have thought a wipe over with Tru-Oil would suffice. I doubt it would eat the decal, and would blend fine with the rest of the head.
**Caveat** I might be wrong!!

[Al Heeley]

Yep - I'd go for 3 or 4 light wipes with Tru-oil to seal it in.

[steve]

cheers fellas, I'll give it a go

[steve]

quick update, I decided it would be nice to get rid of the relief on the headstock from the decal, so I ended up pouring a thick coat of tru-oil over it (after e few thin coats had hardened) and leaving that for a couple of weeks to harden. I've just sanded it back and then wet-sanded with more tru-oil, I'll update again in a few days if anyone is interested.

[MoonBassAlpha]

Yes, interested.
I found with Tru-Oil that it doesnt build thickness very well (for well, read quickly)
I was using it to fill in some splintered areas after a defret (rosewood)
You can eventually get a nice satin smooth board though

[lettsguitars]

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' post='1086251' date='Jan 11 2011, 11:40 PM']Yes, interested.
I found with Tru-Oil that it doesnt build thickness very well (for well, read quickly)
I was using it to fill in some splintered areas after a defret (rosewood)
You can eventually get a nice satin smooth board though[/quote]
right on. also, you can't add a finish over oil. other than wax or more oil that is.