An A Style Gets a Sunburst (Episode 218)

[@francisguitarrepair]

Nice chop to that ra-4 at the beginning! Interesting discussion of using light to get things ready for finish. Always neat to watch the spraying process.

[@joelosborne3284]

Amazing as always thank you for sharing!

[@RatliffMandolins]

Thank you!

[@tonywampler217]

Very very good 💯😊 Always looking good 💯😊 love it all Love you all 😊

[@RatliffMandolins]

Thank you so much 😀

[@tonywampler217]

@@RatliffMandolins you are very very welcome 🤗

[@jeffgrier8488]

That mandolin sounded great Audey! Thanks for bringing us along on another episode!

[@RatliffMandolins]

Thanks for watching

[@2old4u]

Excellent as always. See you next time.

[@RatliffMandolins]

Thank you! Good to hear from you..........

[@jonahguitarguy]

That sanding just seems to take forever and it's mind numbing.

[@RatliffMandolins]

You are so right.......................

[@dbobbitt815]

Hi Audey! I absolutely love the look of the mandolin you were playing in the beginning with the natural top and dark sides and back. I recently watched one of your videos from a couple of years ago (episode 106) where you discussed different stains and lacquers, and you mentioned that you'll only use minwax when applying a solid color (non-sunburst). Is this mandolin an example of when you would use minwax? If not, do you mind sharing how you finished it? I'm in the process of building my first mandolin from a kit and am going for this look.

[@RatliffMandolins]

Well, that's not Minwax. It's a stain from Mohawk (it's called "Ultra-Penetrating"). There are several different color choices and I ordered it on-line. I like the richness of the chocolate brown color. You can find it at any of the Mohawk dealers online or, I think, Amazon. I bought a bottle just to try it out and l think I'll buy more when it runs out. To answer your question, yes, this is an example of when one could use Minwax. Obviously, you wouldn't HAVE to, but Minwax would work. BTW, I only use one coat of Minwax as a stain. Minwax is sort of a stain and finish combined, especially if you apply several coats. I called their R and D department years ago and was told I could shoot lacquer over their product. But I've never felt comfortable shooting lacquer over a thick coat of Minwax, so I keep the Minwax to a minimum and shoot the lacquer same as if only on normal stain. Hope all that made sense and didn't make things more confusing..................

[@dbobbitt815]

That’s very helpful, thank you! Not confusing at all. Did you apply any stain to the top of the body or is that just the natural wood and a clear coat? It looks like there is a subtle stain on it but it’s a little hard to tell just from the video.

[@MalcolmLocke]

I have to ask, did you let the dogs out? 😂

[@RatliffMandolins]

Yes, that was a reminder to let the neighbor's dogs out that day. I didn't realize the note was visible in the video until I edited the footage 3 days later. Oops!