Hi there, need to clarify some options / confusion to help those thinking about re-finishing with Wudtone.
It seems that there are some general comments along the lines of "
that it may prove rather difficult applying Wudtone on a guitar body that has been stripped rather than a raw body. "
Well it won't prove any more difficult to actually apply, I can assure you of that. The key is ( as usual) the prep.
The area to take care with is when you want the dye only ( eg deep colour coats) to colour as intensely as they can. If you have not stripped back enough ( to bare porous wood), there is a risk there may still be some barrier, sealer and so the colour will not be as intense as it can be. Don't use anything finer that 240 grit either to sand back, always use a fresh piece to do a final cut along the grain.
Here is an example of how Wudtone can be used to re-finish / transform a high end guitar with relatively little effort or cost. The customer chose to just do the maple cap of this guitar and that was a good decision.
It isn't just the look that is different , this guitar feels different to play , has more dynamic and natural voice. Customer feedback ""It was a lot of fun! The top coat feels amazing great products! Fancy doing another one now." It is more satisfying to play and it is going to age nicely now, because the polymer based shit has been removed off the top. In fact if anyone has such a pale, insipid looking yet nicely flamed LP they don't want , let me know. kind regards
after ( see before pic below)
before
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Also, @ttony routed 0.5mm off one of his to ensure bare wood! Which is a neat way of doing things.