radansey Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Further to my previous posts, the progress of the oil-finish re-fin of my Spector. First stage - sanding using 220, 320 and finally 1200 grit in preparation for the first coat of oil. [attachment=102718:DSC_8596.JPG] [attachment=102719:DSC_8598.JPG] [attachment=102720:DSC_8602.JPG] [attachment=102721:DSC_8601.JPG] More progress to follow. Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radansey Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 First coat of oil. [attachment=102723:DSC_8688.JPG] [attachment=102725:DSC_8690.JPG] [attachment=102726:DSC_8691.JPG] [attachment=102727:DSC_8694.JPG] Re-sanding today in prep of second coat. Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pikeman Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Looking good so far, nice colour. What oil are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radansey Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Thanks. The photo's unfortunately do not show the depth of the wood grain due to the flash. I've just sanded-off with 1200 grid and re-oiled - looks even deeper grained when wet. After a long toss-up (!!!) between Tung OIl and Danish Oil I decided on the latter, with a view to switching to Tung for the final finishing coats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radansey Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 Post second-coat, pre flattening-off for coat three [attachment=102881:DSC_8697.JPG] [attachment=102882:DSC_8699.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Wow , nice refinish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radansey Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Put final coat of danish oil on yesterday (12 coats total). Now needs to fully dry out before I beeswax and buff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprocket123 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Well this must be some hard work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radansey Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 (edited) De-nibbed with 0000 wire wool and a final coat of Danish applied three days ago - it is hard to know when to stop ("just one more coat, just one more") must be my OCD kicking-in. The finish is now satin and shows the grain off nicely - as it should after 15-20 applications The question is how long should I wait before beeswaxing?? Edited April 6, 2012 by radansey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radansey Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Latest pic - awaiting neck refin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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