Rad looking work you're doing. A Charvel "Sunburn" finish caught my attention and I've been searching for information on the technique. It's a multi-color technique with layers within the grain in the base with other colors on top being predominant. Beautiful looking paint finish imo.

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When you first put on the 2 coats of black paint ......did you spray it on ? was it semi gloss ? Thanks !

Will this work the same with pine?

Very Nice!!

What happened?

Thank you very much for this video. I was looking for a way to increase speed of my CNC and now I know what I need to do. Just need to wait for the dm556 stepper drivers to come, so that I could supply external power to the stepper motors and not be limited to the one that comes from the CNC board I have (24V).

The finish with only the Tru Oil looked better to me than after doing all that he did. Why not just wax the true oil? I've watched several YT videos where a gunstock was finished with Tru Oil, and they came out beautiful without doing anything else to them.

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Thanks for sharing this process. I will use these steps.

Maestro, when is a top considered veneer? how thick in mm does a top have to be to pass as a real maple top vresus a veneer?

Remarkably nice work!

what kind of paint, what kind of paste?

Terrible....

Thank you!

Thanks for a great video tutorial ! How long do you let the guitar dry before you use compound and wax ?

Will it be okay with basswood body? By the way it’s looks great nice work !!

Tru oil my pick my guitar it easy and quick take you fr your info

Can you tell us wich black paint did you use?

If you had a burl piece and needed to stabilize with resin, do you stabilize before or after gluing to the contour?

Does that work with a fretboard that's been epoxied? I tried to do this with a Warmoth neck and it was a disaster. Also I thought you needed to remove the frets to do it.

I just got a swamp ash tele body I want to do this to. Can you tell me exactly which black spray you used on this? I want to just spray it black like you had it before you applied the white paste to it.

Always be careful around sharp edges when buffing. You will remove the finish. I believe they call it corning

Thank you so much for the video. No one had showed me how to Polish tru oil.

What about buffing it when finished with the coats?

If I had an unfinished maple fretboard & neck, would you use tru oil on it with same technique as this video?

water based wood putty for the white? Spray paint for the black?

Beautifil statue of our most blessed mother, may she always intercede for you and may God bless you. Thank you for the good review

I’ve used your technique several times. I like the results.

The music...really???!!!!

I'm in the process of finishing a mahogany Tele body and a highly figured maple neck your tutorial was exactly what I needed thank you

Thanks for this, very good and clear instructions. I also liked the look just after three coats of TruOil - could the process stop there? Or is there any important benefits of putting more than say 10-14 coats? Cheers from Stockholm

how do you manage angled style headstocks like ESP/LTD, Jackson, etc. ?

will this method work with stain or dye? or does it have to be paint?

Do you do some seal coat on the top when done?

Ceruse is white cosmetic lead.....btw

Ready to tru-oil my guitar build tomorrow. Just wanted to watch this again before I start. Thank you.

One of the best videos I have seen. I want to do my guitar this exact same way. i will be watching this again. Just before I start.

Hi, thanks for your video. What happens with the arbor press when we have a big body guitar with set on neck (no bolt on, so we can't remove the neck). Is the arbor press jaw distance large enough to allow to press frets on the end of the fretboard, when the neck meets the body? thanks!

For your .8mm bit where do you find your feed and speed numbers?

Maybe I need to try one of those saws. I have a couple nice billets, but my bandsaw tuned out not strong enough to cut them. And the "resaw" bandsaws are very expensive :-/

What a workout 😊 .. i like your roubou type saw .. great work ... Its fun to do things with hand tools sometimes !!

Ever heard of a bandsaw?

I use Tru oil over a shellac finish. It gives durability to the beautiful shellac finish, and is almost acoustically neutral. It’s best to take everything outside the shop when buffing out with steel wool. The fibers will be attracted to your pickups. As for wax, please don’t you use it. It’s great for cars that are left out in the weather, but bad for guitars that sit in cases, most of their lives. Wax will soften the finish.

Thank you. That is exactly how I want to finish my Mahogany Firebird build.

Hi, which products would you recommend for matte black base and ruby/neon red graving? I would buy them maybe from Amazon, but I don't mind any other shop, that ships into Czech Republic. Thanks a lot

Question: I dont have much time to be applying multiple coats a day, it's usually dark when I leave for work and dark when I come back from work, will it mess up the finished product if I can only apply multiple coats on weekends? Or should I try and strive for one coat a day each evening and ramping up the coats on the weekends?

Excellent video, buddy. I have a couple questions. I'm trying to do a les Paul swamp ash body like the Gibson voodoo finish. It is essentially the same look as the body you did. 1. How could I have the grains be RED on the black, and 2. is there a way to cover and protect the finish once I'm done, that DOESNT require a spray gun or a lot of technique? 3. I have a maple neck. Should I stain it or paint it to get it to match the black on the body the best? Thank you. I subscribed! :)

Its all about the wood - and good prep work helps. Thats a beautiful body - both all black, and with the grain fill. It looks like it came off a high dollar guitar.