on a side note, and my guess is someone who truly enjoys and does this as a hobby invests what they can here and there to use on multiple products. I'm not familiar with woodworking finishes but I've been in automotive paint and body shops working and it's not just an artform but a science to it all and seems they make a product for everything. When Id go work with my friends at their shop I'd clean up around their shop and they'd have piles of half or barely used 3M sandpaper and sanding discs. Some of the foam sanding discs called Trizact sold for upwards of $75 for for a small box but they worked really well for D/A sanding after paint, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000 grit foam sanding pads. Then there was the paint mixing room, different paint series lines etc but even the most expensive paint line still needed to be tinted and that's where the line is drawn where people say they are a painter. I've only seen a a couple really good painters that can tint by eyesight in the sunlight to get a spot on color match...anyway enjoyed your video thanks for sharing your method.
I refinished my Harley Benton te52 neck and it was a lot more difficult than I thought it was gonna be to get the color I wanted. I didn’t want to wait for something from StuMac to come so I used Minwax Golden oak and cherry to stain it. Maple is very light colored wood and it doesn’t seem to want to take a stain very easily. But it finally turned out very close to vintage amber. I finished it with boiled linseed oil and even wet sanded the final coat with blo. It’s the smoothest best feeling neck I’ve ever laid hands on. I like watching ur vids man! I love to see good finish work. And you do excellent finish work.
@@harpethguitar it’s my favorite guitar now! Lol Plus I swapped out all the electronics for fender American originals. I probably could not ever sell it for more than I got into it but that’s okay it was fun doing it and I plan on keeping it. It plays, sounds and feels like a high end tele.
Love your work and videos! I've been home brewing all natural guitar finishes for a couple of years now. Heres sone things Ive learned (that you probably know because Ive seen you use Mastic) but you can get natural alcohol soluble transparent color from Dragons blood (red), Propolis (golden brown), Gamboge (yellow). Propolis is also a plasticizer (like mastic). I also use Elimi resin as a plasticizer with Shellac. I add Benzoin, Sandarac, Mastic, and Copal to my mix as well. And Damar resin in Turpentine acts similar to shellac if you want to go that route for any reason like mixing in oil. Ive disdolved Larch Turpentine in alcohol as well for more plasticity. I use 190 proof ethanol. Anyway just thought id share some of my secrets. Peace brother!
@@harpethguitar yeah they're okay i wanted to order some locking tuners for them but didn't want to take them apart to find out the size thanks for confirming for me im going to order some 10mm staggered post locking tuners now 🙂 im also thinking of doing a walnut stain finish on the neck and polish the frets
Still think it’s weird these are considered Mustangs, as they have no term and a basic 3way switch. Apart from the metal control plate, these are essentially Duo-Sonic HH models. Oh, Fender. Those crazy kids 🤪
on a side note, and my guess is someone who truly enjoys and does this as a hobby invests what they can here and there to use on multiple products. I'm not familiar with woodworking finishes but I've been in automotive paint and body shops working and it's not just an artform but a science to it all and seems they make a product for everything. When Id go work with my friends at their shop I'd clean up around their shop and they'd have piles of half or barely used 3M sandpaper and sanding discs. Some of the foam sanding discs called Trizact sold for upwards of $75 for for a small box but they worked really well for D/A sanding after paint, 1000, 1500, 2000, 3000 grit foam sanding pads. Then there was the paint mixing room, different paint series lines etc but even the most expensive paint line still needed to be tinted and that's where the line is drawn where people say they are a painter. I've only seen a a couple really good painters that can tint by eyesight in the sunlight to get a spot on color match...anyway enjoyed your video thanks for sharing your method.
I refinished my Harley Benton te52 neck and it was a lot more difficult than I thought it was gonna be to get the color I wanted. I didn’t want to wait for something from StuMac to come so I used Minwax Golden oak and cherry to stain it. Maple is very light colored wood and it doesn’t seem to want to take a stain very easily. But it finally turned out very close to vintage amber. I finished it with boiled linseed oil and even wet sanded the final coat with blo. It’s the smoothest best feeling neck I’ve ever laid hands on.
I like watching ur vids man! I love to see good finish work. And you do excellent finish work.
Sweeeeeeeeeet!
@@harpethguitar it’s my favorite guitar now! Lol
Plus I swapped out all the electronics for fender American originals.
I probably could not ever sell it for more than I got into it but that’s okay it was fun doing it and I plan on keeping it. It plays, sounds and feels like a high end tele.
This was so relaxing
Lots of work! Kudos to you!
build it up and feather out before polishing, great video
Love your work and videos! I've been home brewing all natural guitar finishes for a couple of years now. Heres sone things Ive learned (that you probably know because Ive seen you use Mastic) but you can get natural alcohol soluble transparent color from Dragons blood (red), Propolis (golden brown), Gamboge (yellow). Propolis is also a plasticizer (like mastic). I also use Elimi resin as a plasticizer with Shellac. I add Benzoin, Sandarac, Mastic, and Copal to my mix as well. And Damar resin in Turpentine acts similar to shellac if you want to go that route for any reason like mixing in oil. Ive disdolved Larch Turpentine in alcohol as well for more plasticity. I use 190 proof ethanol. Anyway just thought id share some of my secrets. Peace brother!
Thank you for sharing!
I'm new to your TH-cam Channel. Thanks For Sharing 🎸
Thank You 😊
Hi man, I have a squire Mustang and the Skunk stripe is starting to slightly lift half way up the neck, any advice to fix?? Thanks man👍
what size tuners so these use? i hear theyre 10mm holes
They are 10mm economy machines. Not too bad. I’ve seen worse!
@@harpethguitar yeah they're okay i wanted to order some locking tuners for them but didn't want to take them apart to find out the size thanks for confirming for me im going to order some 10mm staggered post locking tuners now 🙂 im also thinking of doing a walnut stain finish on the neck and polish the frets
Still think it’s weird these are considered Mustangs, as they have no term and a basic 3way switch. Apart from the metal control plate, these are essentially Duo-Sonic HH models. Oh, Fender. Those crazy kids 🤪
I am horrified. There's a window directly in the path of the spray! Please at least tell me that no animals were harmed in filming?
Shellac is organic