How to apply Tru-Oil Finish to a guitar

In this series of videos I show my process and tips on how to effectively apply a Tru-Oil finish to a guitar body and neck. Follow along to learn more and see the finished result at the end of the series. Thank you so much for following along! Enjoy.
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Products used in this series;
Birchwood & Casey Tru-Oil (www.amazon.com/Birchwood-Case...)
3M Super Fine Synthetic Steel Wool (www.amazon.com/dp/B00004Z4AE?...)
Cotton T-shirt material (www.amazon.com/dp/B09SGNG252?...)
Tack Cloth (www.amazon.com/dp/B07RDXWP9Q?...)

[@samferraro6756]

Gorgeous colors!

[@SoleilGuitars]

Thanks!

[@danreid5465]

That’s a beauty of a guitar man. Great work. Thank you for the information. Right now I’m 3 coats in on my first build. Your tips are much appreciated.

[@SoleilGuitars]

Thanks! Good luck to you!

[@randybeausoleil4157]

Pretty nice.

[@SoleilGuitars]

Thank you

[@Blackboarder77]

Thanks for posting this bro. I'm about to do this to a Warmoth body, and need as much confidence building as I can get!
You mentioned you don't do grain filling... are you getting this thing real glossy on the end result without it? Ever try the slurry method (sanding a layer or two of finish in to make it slurry up and self fill all the grain)?

[@SoleilGuitars]

I don't grain fill Maple because of the dense grain structure, just make sure to raise the grain several times with water and sand afterwards to avoid grain raise later on. I sand to 600 grit before applying any finish. As far as other more porous woods I would suggest grain filling. I didn't on this build because I wasn't going for a perfectly flat finish. As far as the slurry method goes I have never tried it so I don't have an opinion.

[@groseromedia]

Looks awesome! How hard does it get after fully curing?

[@SoleilGuitars]

It's a very durable finish. Not as durable as a 2k poly of course but it's also easy to repair.

[@groseromedia]

@@SoleilGuitars Awesome, thank you for the reply! I have a project with about 12 coats curing now for about 3 weeks and am just paranoid to assemble it haha.

[@humptydumpty8654]

Good work. How do You avoid lints ? I used t-shirt, too but lot of lints also went with true oil and now I need to sand it but it's really hard do do it to not touch the paint, I also painted same way but with Rit Dye. Greetings from Poland.

[@SoleilGuitars]

I didn't really have much of a lint problem. Preparing the wood surface to be flat with no pronounced grain is key. I just pick out any lint I find with a toothpick. You can also use sanding sealer before applying the oil but I haven't tried it yet.

[@humptydumpty8654]

​@@SoleilGuitarsThank You