stratisfied
Friend of Leo's
I refinished this SG-1 I picked up cheap that had a horrible factory color called "wineburst" on the top. It must have had a Bigsby installed (misaligned judging from the holes lol) by the prior owner who did a flat black spray bomb job to cover the scars when it didn't work out. I decided to re-do the top in heritage cherry like a real SG and burst the edges like the original, but nicer.
I sanded the top to bare wood, filled the holes and indents from the Bigsby with bondo, and faux-grained the repairs and then stained it with MinWax Mahogany oil-based stain. I then sprayed the top with Mohawk Deep Red Toner blending into the sides and finished with Mohawk UltraFlo Clear. I decided to duplicate the burst of the original so in between clearcoats, I airbrushed the burst and blended the top to the sides. I then clear coated the entire body with UltraFlo but left the neck alone. I like to build up a deep clear finish before spraying an opaque burst as it makes the burst appear to float above the wood adding depth to the finish instead of looking one dimensional. I added the pickguard (from a Gibson SG-X) for more of an "SG-Jr. look
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I sanded the top to bare wood, filled the holes and indents from the Bigsby with bondo, and faux-grained the repairs and then stained it with MinWax Mahogany oil-based stain. I then sprayed the top with Mohawk Deep Red Toner blending into the sides and finished with Mohawk UltraFlo Clear. I decided to duplicate the burst of the original so in between clearcoats, I airbrushed the burst and blended the top to the sides. I then clear coated the entire body with UltraFlo but left the neck alone. I like to build up a deep clear finish before spraying an opaque burst as it makes the burst appear to float above the wood adding depth to the finish instead of looking one dimensional. I added the pickguard (from a Gibson SG-X) for more of an "SG-Jr. look
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