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Stain help!

Mikkelrm
April 18th, 2012, 07:10 AM
Hi! I have a telecaster alder body that I have finished with white stain with lacquer in it. And the plan was to oil it with tung oil. But i heard that doesnt work! Does it work?

Stratified
April 18th, 2012, 10:52 AM
I wouldn't use lacquer under tru-oil.

See this thread: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/finely-finished/201944-oil-finish-red-blue.html#post2364867

Post 6 is a photo of a Rist guitar (heritage cherry, not white; also, he had to fill pores in mahogany that you won't have to do).

Sealed with tru-oil. Sand back to expose wood. If the white stain your going to use has a binder, you could wipe it on. I'm planning to use Mixol white which has no binder, so I will add it to dilute shellac. Having sealed the wood, it should keep you from getting blotches in the color. Finally, tru-oil.

Also, see this thread for white stain followed by Tru-oil:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaster-discussion-forum/53011-tele-project-finally-done.html

See the thread for pics of his guitar. He says, "I finished the body with Minwax pickling stain with a thin coat of Truoil on top, no grain filler."

And, "I don't recall how many coats of the stain I used. I just kept rubbing it in until it looked right..using photos of real blonde teles as a gage. The Truoil I kept to a minimum, probably four medium coats max."

Lastly, some folks using Miniwax stains have used their pre-conditioner, which is another way of sealing just enough to avoid blotchy stain.

Mikkelrm
April 19th, 2012, 12:00 PM
Thanks! But the problem is that the stain I put on had lacquer in it. So i can't put anything over it except lacquer.