sockdeluxe_mikey Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Hello! I'm in the middle of restoring an Ibanez K5. It's the original all--natural model with wenge/bubinga neck, mahogany body core and padauk body facings. My thoughts are now on what to do with the body and its finish... As padauk apparently does, it's faded over time and the front facing looks fairly dull. I'm wondering whether it would be a cool experiment to try staining it a different colour and then tru oiling.. but padauk doesn't seem like a 'neutral' wood to stain. Has anybody tried doing this? I may just get a cheap padauk block with a few stain testers to see how it turns out. I suspect certain colours simply won't work/be visible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 I found that just Tru oil worked very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I may be 6 months too late for this but Love Padauk It is quite an oily waxy wood when new and may retain some of these properties so may not stain well I would go for a fine wire wool ( not Plumbers) rub it back to base and re oil it as you would a neck. Should look great again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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