Guitar Neck Re-tint Project Made Easy
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- We are re-tinting a regular old maple neck into a really nice vintage amber version. I explain how to do this properly with just a few items. No spray booth or other expensive gear required to get a very professional final product.
I do a very similar thing with pre-mixed amber lacquer from Home Depot and I apply using a French policy method. I put blue painter's tape on the rosewood, sand down the maple, and put about 3-5 coats with very light sanding in between. You have to cut it with some alcohol (I use regular 70% isopropyl) so it's easier to apply. My last few projects (jazz bass, P-bass) look fantastic! I've got two Teles and a Strat coming up........super easy!
at $22 a small bottle do u blame folks for using alternate dyes ? not that I'd go for shoe polish...there were some aniline dye powders on ebay for reasonable if you search
Would it be possible that if you could list the products you used in the video to be put in the description? Great craftsmanship btw
Boiled linseed oil will accive the same result for those who don't want to pay a ton for tinting a neck, do the same prep, I prefer to use a finer sand paper for a smoother feel, but you can leave it rough,apply two coats and then take steel wool and rub it after it dries, wait a day before applying the second coat, I actually think it has a more transparent look than the stains, comes out the same color though,it's a lacquer free method.
A little late, but would normal linseed oil work, or does it have to be boiled linseed oil? I tried using linseed oil and it didn't really change the color of it, more just added a glossy finish to it.
@@jackiechan7288I use boiled linseed oil, it dries a lot faster, it only tints slightly, not a full on amber tint, but I imagine you could add a few drops of brown leather dye to get more amber, I think the regular linseed oil takes a couple of weeks to dry, between coats, I've never used it,I basically was trying to add something to the raw wood after sanding the thick neck down,this was the best option for me,really didn't want to put more money into it.
Good video bro and I’ve done just about every way and am a painter for a living and this is the best way but it always trips me out how cheap people are though even when you can see this is by far the best way.
Ever try TruOil?
I've used commercial tints, but also having gone to school for visual arts, I've also mixed my own stains using artist's oils, and finished with the wipe on T.O.,- which dries rock hard, with no tack, and a natural light amber.
well done. I use trans tint on most of my builds. Never shake bottle over the project you want to colour - you were lucky here. Just a note to anyone following your instructions to the letter.
Never sand against the grain, you just make more work and more sanding.
Appreciate the video. And yes I certainly agree, StewMac wants too much for their product. The guitar market hasn't been nor is likely to be what it once was over the last 20 years. Yet his luthier accoutrements are all astronomically priced - still. Gee; ya think that he could sell a lot more and make more profit with volume rather than making a killing on each can? This would encourage sales - rather than discourage them. His business - his problem.
I did see something that I see in soooo many woodworking vids that are driving me bonkers to this day. Woodworking 101: ALWAYS sand WITH the grain - NEVER against the grain. Examine the flow lines of the grain and let the paper be guided by that alone. If you do not do that; then you will incur scratches that will be harder to get out until you do. Save time, effort, fewer headaches, and get a better professional result. End grain still matters too; so be judicious.
If you want a satin feel just go with steel wool and dye there's beautiful minwax amber/orange colors that give a vintage maple color. I love lacquer but hate its feel
whats the process ? apply the dye then go over it with the steel wool and thats it ?
Thank you for the vid. I'm getting ready to do this to a new neck for my stratocaster. Not so nervous now.
Have faith Miles, its not that difficult. You just need a little patience.
this dye is now $25.70 plus shipping from SM which is $35.70 plus tax. is there any other source ?
Gorgeous. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing.
I find it good to first test it a bit on the heel. Then after the front of the headstock. Then turn it over and continue the rest of the neck.
Naptha also works very well,,also from Stew mac!
Or lighter fuel; it's the same thing and cheaper than buying naptha from Stew Mac.
Ik a good and cheap way that actually works first you go out and you buy 1000 grit sandpaper then you scratch up the surface of the headstock and then you put kiwi brown shoe polish do about three coats and make sure there is no noticeable smudges or blemishes then you take a lighter hold the flame about an inch 2/2 inch away and then go over real slowly and make sure that some suit gets left behind because that is your blending agent that'll go into the burnt shoe polish to make it an Amber really dark yellow color and just keep on going over until you get your desired color oh and another tip don't use a rag that has scratchy stuff on it use the softest material possible a good thing for this would be glasses cleaner cloth hope this helps
I think Canada calls it Methyl Hydrate for a very good reason. "Alcohol " is just too temping...
Terrifically sane instructions,. and excellent use of a French newspaper, by the way.
As half of the words he uses are French.
Great job pal,im doing a kit guitar that way,might go easier on the lacquer since I like a more smooth feeling,plus it might look a bit older faded that way.
Good video,thanks a lot Monsieur
great video....waiting on my tint...I'll let you know how it comes out......thank you....
Nice job!
Awesome results. What type of lacquer did you use? Also how does it effect the feel? I have a satin neck on my guitar, I love the feel because it's very easy to move my hand around but hate the looks, it's a very pale maple.
Yeah I just used boiled linseed oil, of course I sanded the whole neck down,including the fretboard,so I was working with raw wood, when I applied it, it dries fast but I waited a day before adding another coat, it's as good as a satin feel now,the indio strat neck, had a fair amount of sealer that I had to scrap off with a razor blade, before I even sanded it, but yes boiled linseed oil does leave a satin feel.
I like it but I think it still has a "yellowish tint...I'm going for more of a brown....
is up to you.
What kind or brand of Lacquer do you use?
Thank you
You're welcome
What was the "buffing" process and products? thx
Little shot glasses!!!
Much better man
Nice job and color on the neck.Do you find your hand grabbing on the glossy lacquer as you slide up and down the neck? I actually prefer a satin and smoother back portion of the neck that alot of times I will lightly sand or steel wool..Looks great though.Thx for the video!
Hi, what is the material you used to get a glossy shiny neck? Thanks
I just sprayed it with clear Laquer and then buffed it till it shines...
Very nice
Thanks
Stewmac over charges for all their products.
Was the lacquer clear gloss or tinted gloss ?
Wood shop 101, good job!
very nice!
Hello, Do you have any links for the products you use? also, any tips on tinting a maple fret board as well?
What grit should I use to sand the neck with to make it raw?
Cool Undies Kid if you mean to remove all the poly 320 will do it. Just follow it up with 600 and 800 to smooth it out.
Perfect! Thanks!
What kind of lacquer did you use? That looks amazing
Minwax
If I do the waterslide decal on top of the transtint will it reactivate and smudge everywhere?
You should coat the waterslide decal with laquer or poly first
@@addictedtogear thanks! I actually ended up just spraying the headstock with a couple layers of lacquer before applying the decal. Seemed to work just fine.
Love yer T shirt !
Thank you!!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching
What does the guitar look like??
Does ethanol do the trick?
Very helpful, currently doing a strat neck. Thanks.
how to a buff it out after sanding it with a 1000 grit?
Polishing compounds
Would you do this on a satin finish that covers the fingerboard as well. Would you tent the fingerboard the same way?
Hi. Did you use semi gloss or gloss lacquer spray?
Semi gloss
I am building my first kit guitar and I search on RUclips to find the more infos I can... I see that your newspaper is in French... are you in the Mtl area? Thank your for your channel and all the infos that you share with us.
Hello, wich laquer do you use please ? thanks ;)
Watco
Can you do this to the fretboard too? with a maple
Yes you can
Funny. “The product is nice, the price is not,” can be said for virtually 100% of StewMac’s inventory.
Great video 👍🏼. Does the lacquer make the neck sticky?
Yes. It stays sticky for a while.
$ 22 dollars for tint Wow
this is bullcrap... 23 dollars for a small bottle of tint?? LOL. I was going to buy this stuff for my new neck... as a woodworker, I guess I'm just going to do some research. Buy some stain. Probably gerneral finishes is what I'll end up with. Fuk... even golden oak restore a finish would probably work?
I agree with the golden oak idea, might try that for my Bullet strat.
Cheaper than the $150 someone wanted to charge me to age my strat neck.
@@perfect7liberty but the tint wont get your neck refinished.
@@urwholefamilydied : My neck is raw wood - unfinished.
@@perfect7liberty ya, I'm saying after you pay 23 dollars just for the tint, your neck isn't finished. You have to get it lacquered. So no, buying tint for 23 dollars isn't cheaper than someone refinishing your neck, because the tint is only the color.
Much easier and much cheaper ways to do it than this!
Stew Mac is a ripoff. Everything there is way overpriced. By the way methyl hydrate is methanol
Intro said it was easier than brown shoe polish, but then started talking about lacquer and tint.
c'mon man!
Ok not easier but much, much better!
Wow! Using shoe polish is far easier and much cheaper. Don't put down things you know nothing about!
Lol if you say so…
The best way is to spray it and let time do its' trick to the finish. I have put colourants in my paint before but I don't do that unless I am touching up. And as far as tinting - you can do the same thing with Tints-all pigments dissolved in acetone or with RIT dye. RIT can be removed with bleach if you go too dark or don't like the colour. With chemical stain once it's on there - it's just on there. And I do not put FAKE Fender logos on guitars that are not made by Fender - ever!! This is piracy and is illegal. I don't understand why people think that a Fender style guitar needs a Fender decal to make it legitimate. I've only ever seen these on LICENSED COPIES - rarely have I seen an actual Fender guitar with a replacement decal. Putting a Fender logo on a non-Fender guitar no more makes it any better or more officially a Fender guitar that me standing in a garage makes me a car!! I've played MANY wonderful instruments that weren't Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Martin or other guitar makers. It doesn't make that guitar part any better or worse simply because it doesn't say Fender on it.
So you don't think it's a good idea then?
Why you going through all this explanation? There’s no logo on this guitar. Plus who cares, a reproduction, tribute copy, etc is perfectly legal and up to the individual unless sold as something it’s not.
@@mtp04987 No - just HAVING these illegal decals is ILLEGAL!! Both to make and to have since Fender owns the trademark and the copyright to their name and logos. The people like me who want to buy LEGITIMATE guitars and not PIRATED guitars care. Your attitude is truly piss poor towards this subject and it is the reason for so many lawsuits.