Staining over oil finish on Jazzcaster? [Archive]

yoyomachico

July 11th, 2012, 08:05 AM

Hi Guys! I'm building a sort of Jazzcaster [with Firebird neck] out of Warmoth parts, and parts of my finish are a little unorthodox, so I thought I'd post here to hear some opinions before I commit myself to anything permanent. First off, I sandblasted the swamp ash body for a really rustic feel and deep, palpable grain. I'm staining it a little bit at a time and then sanding it back, but all the stain in the grain grooves remains after the sanding, since the grain grooves are like 1/8" below the rest of the surface of the body. Here's a picture of where I'm at now, where I started, and with some of the parts half-assembled to give context for the end goal. [Pardon the picture angles. I had to take these holding my laptop's camera upside down]

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/myjazzcaster1.jpg

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/jazzcasterbodyback.jpg

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/jazzcasterbody.jpg

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/myjazzcaster3.jpg

This is a picture of what I'm basically going for:

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/guitar_stain_wood.JPG

My plan is to do maybe a few more coats of Stewmac's Tobacco brown, maybe use a heat gun to char around the edges for a burst pattern, and then finish it with teak oil. I might also want to throw a tint of red into the mix to match my unstained and oiled mahogany neck. My question is whether applying teak oil now would make it harder/impossible to do my coats of stain + sanding, or [if anyone knows this...] if it would make the guitar burst into flames when/if I try the charring thing. Any thoughts? Suggestions on approximating the finish in that last pic I posted? Thanks in advance.

Keyser Soze

July 11th, 2012, 01:00 PM

Your 'teak oil' wouldn't by chance be Watco Teak Oil Finish?

Because if so, then it is just another linseed oil product. Perfectly fine to use if you already have some, but also not much different from Watco Danish Oil products.

And, the Danish oil products are available in multiple colors, so you could blend a little Red Mahogany into Natural to get a tint to your liking.


	Telecaster Guitar Forum > The DIY Channel > Finely Finished > Staining over oil finish on Jazzcaster? PDA Staining over oil finish on Jazzcaster? yoyomachico July 11th, 2012, 07:50 AM .. yoyomachico July 11th, 2012, 07:57 AM .. yoyomachico July 11th, 2012, 08:05 AM Hi Guys! I'm building a sort of Jazzcaster [with Firebird neck] out of Warmoth parts, and parts of my finish are a little unorthodox, so I thought I'd post here to hear some opinions before I commit myself to anything permanent. First off, I sandblasted the swamp ash body for a really rustic feel and deep, palpable grain. I'm staining it a little bit at a time and then sanding it back, but all the stain in the grain grooves remains after the sanding, since the grain grooves are like 1/8" below the rest of the surface of the body. Here's a picture of where I'm at now, where I started, and with some of the parts half-assembled to give context for the end goal. [Pardon the picture angles. I had to take these holding my laptop's camera upside down] http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/myjazzcaster1.jpg http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/jazzcasterbodyback.jpg http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/jazzcasterbody.jpg http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/myjazzcaster3.jpg This is a picture of what I'm basically going for: http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/uploads/87649/guitar_stain_wood.JPG My plan is to do maybe a few more coats of Stewmac's Tobacco brown, maybe use a heat gun to char around the edges for a burst pattern, and then finish it with teak oil. I might also want to throw a tint of red into the mix to match my unstained and oiled mahogany neck. My question is whether applying teak oil now would make it harder/impossible to do my coats of stain + sanding, or [if anyone knows this...] if it would make the guitar burst into flames when/if I try the charring thing. Any thoughts? Suggestions on approximating the finish in that last pic I posted? Thanks in advance. yoyomachico July 11th, 2012, 08:09 AM Oh also, any hints on some cheap source of red stain? I don't want to spend $17 at stewmac for something I want just a hint of. Keyser Soze July 11th, 2012, 01:00 PM Your 'teak oil' wouldn't by chance be Watco Teak Oil Finish? Because if so, then it is just another linseed oil product. Perfectly fine to use if you already have some, but also not much different from Watco Danish Oil products. And, the Danish oil products are available in multiple colors, so you could blend a little Red Mahogany into Natural to get a tint to your liking.