Sooner or later i seem to post this on every forum i go to, so lets get it here too.
This is my method for oil finishes arrived at over years of experimenting and adding extra stages. I am yet to find a finish that feels better than this. its super thing, super sleek and seems to last pretty well too.
The same method can be used with danish oil or tru oil. The main difference is the tru-oil one is a bit messier but the wood stays clean longer and needs less maintenance
Firstly the materials:
Birchwood-casey Tru-oil. most searches for tru-oil bring up this brand so probably dont mention it. bets to buy this stuff online
Rustins Danish oil. used be able to get this from wilkinsons but now they sell their own brand stuff, as do most DIY shops. slightly different smells but they all work in a similar fashion so i usually just say danish oil
Briwax natural- i always mentions this one by name, it dries quite hard whereas the DIY shop own brands tend to be a paste that and stay feeling slippy. briwax is widely available at most DIY shops
and liberon steel wool - no other brand will do
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I also love the "organic" feel.
I have been spending several days decorating...boring. I decided to strip down my stair rails and bannisters as the paint keeps peeling off. So I decided to start from fresh. On stripping the bannister I find some really lovely grained wood
Each of my daughters (3 of them) independantly commented on the wood and could I leave unpainted.
So much more sanding to do , and off to buy some Danish oil tomorrow.
Have a wisdom point on me , as this post has helped me !!
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Oil finishes need a bit more care than other finishes. When I mainly used danish oil I recommended re waxing every year for the first few years, then as it needed it after that
Tru-oil doesn't need as much maintenance. I have a neck here that I originally did 10 years ago and has been well played since. I think its been re-waxed once
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I actually sold that guitar but miss is terribly because I spent so damn long getting it finished. Also 'twas a lovely piece of wood.
I also exclusively use Tru-Oil, nothing better on a maple neck or an open grain swamp ash body.
My method is similar except I apply extremely thin coats so there's no excess to remove, this also makes a bottle go much, much further
1st coat is rubbed in hard then left overnight, then 3 or 4 more coats and a light de-nibbing/flatting with the wire wool and repeat till happy.
here is my Westone Thunder1a (my avatar) this took just 6 thin coats with 2 wire woolings inbetween.
and another Thunder1 in progress, this is 8 coats so far, last coat just a few minutes ago
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/61134/sarge/p1