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Nothing about wood prep. Years ago Addam Stark told me to basically polish the wood before application and I remember an article in the old LMI catalog saying the same.

I usually sand to 600G and even polish further with micro mesh. It’s a good finish for necks.

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One question, anyone tinted TruOil?i

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It's not what you don't know that hurts you, it's what you do know that's wrong.

I tried over 20 years ago to get a deep translucent red with Transtint. I contacted TruOil and there was a limit to how much dye I could put in the TruOil so the best I could get that way was pink! I ended up putting the dye in shellac and spraying that on then finished with the TruOil.

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Ken Parker finished his archtops with Tru-oil. The entire guitar, not just the neck. He first pore-filled with epoxy. You can watch him do it on his youtube channel

Greg

The mailbag question was about TruOil, NOT wood prep.

I like Rob, but he should NOT be using steel wool. Scotchbrite is the way to go.

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