Oiled finish maintenance

[JohnFitzgerald]

Looking for tips and hints about what regimes anyone might have for the above.

the two basses in my avatar have oiled finish and I want to be sure I'm doing the right thing.

How often to re-treat, what product to use, how to apply it, how to polish after application.

[mybass]

The question is what oil was used? I use Tru Oil aka (Birchwood and Casey) gunstock oil. This particular oil doesn’t need ‘topping up’ unless a repair is made to the wood. Do you know if the bass is oiled then waxed?  I do put about ten coats on when finishing a body.

[JohnFitzgerald]

I guess I should look and see how Mayones finish their basses. Thanks for the advice. 

[stereoplayer]

I used some tung oil on a babinga neck.  Any advice.

 

[andruca]

I have 2 Stingray5s with the unfinished neck. I oil them once a year, or if I eventually see they're real dry (you can defniitely feel it to the touch). ZERO humidity marks so far (my oldest SR5 is a 25 y/o birdseye necked one -pretty dark, looks almost roasted-). That's very dense maple. Other more porous untreated woods might need a different oiling frequency. I use abundant linseed oil, let it sit for a couple hours, then wipe all the excess oil out.

Edited January 26, 2021 by andruca

[franzbassist]

On 24/01/2021 at 20:53, JohnFitzgerald said:

I guess I should look and see how Mayones finish their basses. Thanks for the advice. 

Good idea.  Why not drop them an email and ask for specific aftercare guidance?

[Pea Turgh]

12 hours ago, stereoplayer said:

I used some tung oil on a babinga neck.  Any advice.

 

No advice, just to say that’s a lovely looking neck.  What does the full bass look like?

[JohnFitzgerald]

I checked and they just say oiled finish. 

None of the two have a hard life, are kept in consistent warmth and humidity, but I was just curious if I needed to do anything.

[stereoplayer]

It’s a babinga/babinga  fretless j neck.  The J body is currently being built. Walnut. 
This is the wood I chose for the build.

 

[stereoplayer]

On 26/01/2021 at 06:31, Pea Turgh said:

No advice, just to say that’s a lovely looking neck.  What does the full bass look like?

Forgot to quote you.

 

I will post a finished build...but I’m at the builders mercy right now...

[Pea Turgh]

Ooh, walnut!  My new favourite body wood!  Nice.

[stereoplayer]

On 25/01/2021 at 18:16, stereoplayer said:

I used some tung oil on a babinga neck.  Any advice.

 

I decided to spray lacquer on this.  
‘and I started a build thread here...