Danish Oil As A Tele Finish?

vikki · February 19th, 2004, 06:48 PM

I've have an unfinished WD b bender tele body, i was just wondering what sort of effect you would get finishing it in danish oil? I'm not one for fancy finishes so this may be the easy route.
Thanks
Vikki(uk)

Silverface · February 19th, 2004, 07:57 PM

We used to do them quite often that way in the '80's...

upside - it's easy to do; pretty easy to touch up scratches.

downside - it looks like a cheap finish; it takes a long time to cure; usually smells pretty bad; stains easily; there will be a *lot* of scratches, as there's no surface protection at all.

Personally, I wouldn't do it - You can get fairly easy to apply aerosol lacquers from ReRanch and do a solid-color that will look better and be much more durable.

AndyGio · February 20th, 2004, 11:27 AM

I used Danish oil on a Warmoth walnut tele body. It was not a bad finish for a non-standard wood, but I prefer lacquer on ash, alder, and mahogany bodies. YMMV

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vikki Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 339	Danish Oil As A Tele Finish? I've have an unfinished WD b bender tele body, i was just wondering what sort of effect you would get finishing it in danish oil? I'm not one for fancy finishes so this may be the easy route. Thanks Vikki(uk)

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Silverface Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hermosa Beach CA Age: 56 Posts: 1,924	We used to do them quite often that way in the '80's... upside - it's easy to do; pretty easy to touch up scratches. downside - it looks like a cheap finish; it takes a long time to cure; usually smells pretty bad; stains easily; there will be a lot of scratches, as there's no surface protection at all. Personally, I wouldn't do it - You can get fairly easy to apply aerosol lacquers from ReRanch and do a solid-color that will look better and be much more durable. __________________ “No Chops – Great Tone” ©

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AndyGio Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nutley, NJ Age: 37 Posts: 138 37 Photos	Danish oil I used Danish oil on a Warmoth walnut tele body. It was not a bad finish for a non-standard wood, but I prefer lacquer on ash, alder, and mahogany bodies. YMMV