Making a Custom Electric Guitar: 5 - Finishing

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[timothyoo]

From a painter with decades of experience blue tape is the absolutely wrong tape to be using! Try the 3M 2040 tape. The higher the numbers the less tack it has.

[barnettg]

You hit on a key point that almost every other video leaves out .... using a light coat of shellac on the edges where the dye meets the body in order to prevent runs in that later finishing stages. A great tip!

[guitarmedia]

Thanks for such a great channel!
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[michaelkuster]

Hi there at Cranmer guitars. Beautiful red stain you used for that particular guitar. May I ask which red from which brand you used for it? Thank you very much and best regards, Michael

[davidsala]

Great video! That is a gorgeous guitar! Cheers!

[mattrorke]

This looks fantastic!
What was the epoxy that you used for the grain filling?

[dennybillings]

Watched a few videos..your a true craftsman

[joh]

hi cranmer, this turned out absolutely beautiful. can you disclose what exact dye you were using here? thanks, j.

[bishlap]

Do I hear a deviated septum? A good pal of mine had his fixed, 1 day hospital stay, now he sounds like James Earl Jones.

[genekloszewski]

Great looking job, not super glossy, ...just enough...

[teach-expotv]

Sir what is the name of the brand name color that you put in the body of the guitar

[junglemastr]

Would wipe on poly work the same way as shellac to protect the edges from runs?

[titmusspaultpaul]

Beautiful finish. Just wondering, did you rub true oil on the flame top of the guitar after you'd done the other finishes? Also, why rub down the guitar with 1200 grit and not say 2000 grit? Looks amazing as is but as im new to this and deciding what finish to use and how to do it any help would be fantastic.... thanks.

[danielleon]

What’s the name of the stain brand you used for the red bro ?

[villemviitmann]

That looks gorgeous! What dye did you use?

[antoinerobert]

I'm not sure I understood : shellac then tru-oil ? Then sanding, and last but not least scratch remover??

[greggpospiel]

Beautiful color! Do you always need to use a filler? I know you said you weren't crazy about the one you were using so what type is recommended? What brand of stain did you use? Only one coat? Also did you use any different colors around the edges or just a thicker coating of the same stain. Thank you

[bruwallbillich]

Is it necessary to put shellac on the top before using Tru oil? Or can you you just use Tru oil over the stain?

[Rottensparrow]

What kind of stain you use? Can you provide link to the product

[maksqwe]

Do you have to fill the grain? I’m gonna build another guitar soon, and I’d like to have open grain because I like the feel of it instead of a hard lacquer. Does it depend on the wood type?