Refinish job on a unbranded P bass

[ChunkyMunky]

On 06/12/2018 at 07:32, Christine said:

What lies beneath our painted basses?

Give it a few thick coats of thinned (white spirit)  Linseed oil over a few days. Let it dry for a good week, then do the same with thinned boiled Linseed oil before topping with Danish oil, tat will make the wood really come out

Would this also work for other woods? I've got a gorgeous bit of 5A flame maple right behind me and this awesome bit of advice has got me thinking.

[Andyjr1515]

On 02/04/2019 at 01:39, Jimothey said:

Well here's it finished........ I should have done this in the first place....... 😀 

I like that. I generally do natural or stained woods - but there are some designs and combinations that simply have to be solid colours...and this is one of them.  Very attractive.

[Jimothey]

1 hour ago, Andyjr1515 said:

I like that. I generally do natural or stained woods - but there are some designs and combinations that simply have to be solid colours...and this is one of them.  Very attractive.

Thanks I think it's quite classic looking and understated and I didn't have a problem spraying this one *picking myself up off the floor after fainting*

I am trying to get away from painted and do natural or stained woods because I have a bit of a mare most times when it comes to painting bodies!! I'm having to flatten the paint again on the fenderbird because 3 days after the paint had dried its decided to react and crackle!! 🤬

But at work we are going to build a dedicated spray booth to spray doors, furniture etc so that might make my life a bit easier?? 

Edited April 4, 2019 by Jimothey

[Cuzzie]

@ChunkyMunky another way to get the grain to pop on a natural type finish is to use a blow torch, and scorch as much or as little as you want, I did a couple listed on this forum so you can see it’s effect (didn’t post a link so not to derail the OP’s fine work)

[Jimothey]

@ChunkyMunky here's the thread @Cuzzie was talking about it worth checking out for a really effective and different way of finishing

 

[Cuzzie]

Thanks buddy, didn’t want to derail your thread!!!

you can go a little more subtle too - this one had judicious blow torching

Here they are side by side finished articles For a quick ref.

@Jimothey yours looks pucker 💪🏾👍🏾

[Jimothey]

48 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

Thanks buddy, didn’t want to derail your thread!!!

you can go a little more subtle too - this one had judicious blow torching

Here they are side by side finished articles For a quick ref.

@Jimothey yours looks pucker 💪🏾👍🏾

Thanks mate I really like the look of the Jazz I might have to try it on another build 👍👍

[Cuzzie]

Cheers - swamp ash or maple or something with grain it works well (you know all this!) but it’s really cheap as well as most people have wire wool, tea bags and vinegar!

[Andyjr1515]

You can, of course, always colour stain the natural wood so maybe get the best of both worlds.

I rarely use solid paints but quite often stain.  I personally tend to use inks (although you have to be a bit choosy on which colours as some will fade) and you can achieve quite bright colours even on dark woods.

This is more the normal stuff I do:

Red calligraphy ink

Mixture of blues and turquoise fountain pen inks:

And then there's the cor blimey @TheGreek 's Alembicesque save.  Again, pen ink

 

The inks soak into the grain lines more and so naturally darken to enhance the grain pattern.

 

[Cuzzie]

Not mine!  But the next job may be like this.

Wood stain and silver wax into the grain