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Old June 1st, 2012, 11:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
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how should I finish this Pinecaster body I just got?
what do you think?
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Old June 2nd, 2012, 04:16 AM   #2 (permalink)
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This thread should give you some ideas http://www.tdpri.com/forum/guitar-ow...ster-club.html
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Old June 2nd, 2012, 06:15 PM   #3 (permalink)
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This one is Tru-Oil

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Old June 3rd, 2012, 02:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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This thread should give you some ideas http://www.tdpri.com/forum/guitar-ow...ster-club.html
yeah, that's pretty awesome.
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Old June 3rd, 2012, 04:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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This one is Tru-Oil
Nice. What kind of pine is that?
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Old June 3rd, 2012, 06:30 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Well, like dsutton24 above, I favour the clear finish and a blackguard. Just my .02
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Old June 3rd, 2012, 09:34 PM   #7 (permalink)
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the neck that's going on it is a 60s classic series MIM. I'll still go blackguard, but has anyone ever used the darker tinted variety Watco danish oil?
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Old June 4th, 2012, 07:17 PM   #8 (permalink)
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what about shellac?
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Old June 4th, 2012, 08:49 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I did a spruce body in fresh-mixed garnet shellac sprayed through a preval. Came out really nice. A penetrating finish wouldn't be my first choice for pine since it has a rep for soaking up finish unevenly. Pics of the spruce tele here: https://post.craigslist.org/manage/3047328944 I sprayed, level sanded and polished out the neck and body in one day each. Shellac dries FAST.
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Old June 4th, 2012, 09:49 PM   #10 (permalink)
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maybe an aniline dye, i've never seen it done on pine but if it looks anything like it does on maple then it'll be stunning.
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Old June 8th, 2012, 08:33 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Oooh baby bayybay. You'll see how this comes out within the next couple of days.

now the question is-- should I esquire it? or tele it?
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Old June 20th, 2012, 10:23 PM   #12 (permalink)
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OK, so here it is... Kind of crappy pictures, but It turned out pretty good.

An esquire style beauty:
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Old June 20th, 2012, 10:49 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Jazzerstang that is the best looking pine finish.
Nice and warm and piney, good looking wear on it too.
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Old June 20th, 2012, 10:54 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Looks great! So what finish did you end up using?
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the neck that's going on it is a 60s classic series MIM. I'll still go blackguard, but has anyone ever used the darker tinted variety Watco danish oil?

I used the Golden Oak Watco Danish oil on my last build. Yours turned out great ! Looks like Tru-oil, but not sure.
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Old June 21st, 2012, 09:42 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Amber Zinser shellac-- I wanted the guitar to just be that, but it wore so easily, so I did my sanding and distressing and put a thin layer of poly over it.
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Old June 21st, 2012, 01:40 PM   #18 (permalink)
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that color is great.
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Old June 21st, 2012, 02:01 PM   #19 (permalink)
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You can go for the pre-Broadcaster look (Fender prototypes and one and two pickup Fender Esquire) and go with black or '50s Studebaker red*. Yeah, supposedly, there were also some red prototypes in pine (below):

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-c...ed-guitar.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVOKv...eature=related

http://www.plan59.com/trucks/trucks124.htm
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Old June 21st, 2012, 02:28 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Very nice- I like the more "amber" natural finishes - even though I own a natural finish Am. Std. Tele. I am in the process of finishing a pine body myself - trying to decide how to color it - with dyes, wiped into the body or sprayed on...

That is a great looking guitar.
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