Strat colour vote
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Re: Strat colour vote
I voted for oly white but that (let's be honest, it's pretty much fiesta red) capri orange looks really good.
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Re: Strat colour vote
I would assume mass production and machining practices makes it easier to work with. And if you're willing to spray a bucket load of grain filler onto it then it works.... but there goes any tone wood argument, its all grain filledWellyBlues wrote:If Korina is so bad how come Reverend only use Korina? Genuinely interested, not stirring. And of course Gibson and others use it occasionally. I would have thought by the comments that it would be too difficult to use for a mass production line situation.
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I know it has a reputation for being difficult even for Gibson but to be fair, I’ve not had many issues. Splintering is a real risk if you have blunt tools. I just paid very close attention to what I was doing and the hard work was all done.WellyBlues wrote:If Korina is so bad how come Reverend only use Korina? Genuinely interested, not stirring. And of course Gibson and others use it occasionally. I would have thought by the comments that it would be too difficult to use for a mass production line situation.
I guess too, those companies aren’t making their guitars in a garage mainly reserved for motorcycles and kids projects...meaning they’re set up for such things.
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Lol...the tinted clear is yet to happen.kdawg2a wrote:I voted for oly white but that (let's be honest, it's pretty much fiesta red) capri orange looks really good.
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Re: Strat colour vote
I'm standing by my passive/aggresive comment.
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Oh yeah, not Capri orange...mixed with white and a tint for Coral.kdawg2a wrote:I voted for oly white but that (let's be honest, it's pretty much fiesta red) capri orange looks really good.
Question - any experience with shellac as a sealer? Found the grain fill had issues with it.
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I've always used shellac, what grain filler did you use?
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StewMac water based. Kinda didn’t stay in the pores. Like the shellac was silicone....had to sand it back a bit to get grip.Bg wrote:I've always used shellac, what grain filler did you use?
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I generraly just use wood filler mixed with water, odd
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For filling grain on mahogany I found a small mix of linseed oil and thinners (3/4 to 1/4) put onto the sandpaper (1000 grit or less) rubs the wood into a paste and then fills the grain. The bonus of this vs a bought grain filler is the colour will perfectly match. Not much of an issue if the paints going to be a solid colour but it does produce a glassy finish. Korina is a different beast, I haven't worked with it but i'd imagine it might work in a similar way. Being so fragile would mean you'd have to be pretty careful not to sand too deep!GrantB wrote:Oh yeah, not Capri orange...mixed with white and a tint for Coral.kdawg2a wrote:I voted for oly white but that (let's be honest, it's pretty much fiesta red) capri orange looks really good.
Question - any experience with shellac as a sealer? Found the grain fill had issues with it.
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Re: Strat colour vote
Never thought I'd feel this way about a strat. So turned on...
How am I going to tell my family I'm strat curious ?
How am I going to tell my family I'm strat curious ?
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I've lied to my family ..."its for someone else..."
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Re: Strat colour vote
Busted.StrummersOfThunder wrote:Never thought I'd feel this way about a strat. So turned on...
How am I going to tell my family I'm strat curious ?
(But I’m with you on this one)
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Re: Strat colour vote
Meh, strats are cool again...
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.