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im a noob at working with wood and i need to know how to get a dark wooden finish like this on my guitar, what products do i need?

>> No.1965232

>>1965230
You buy wood finish anon.

>> No.1965234

>>1965230
mercury and lead vapor deposition

>> No.1965256

>>1965230
Fresh volcanic ash mixed with turpentine should do the trick.

>> No.1965265

>>1965230
a shot of black

>> No.1965286

>>1965230
>how to get a dark wooden finish like this on my guitar
WHY can you people not use google?
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+get+a+dark+wooden+finish+like+this+on+my+guitar&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS849US849&oq=how+to+get+a+dark+wooden+finish+like+this+on+my+guitar&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

>> No.1965349

Stain, you need a wood stain and a gloss finish. You need to do a coat and let it dry/cure for 24 hours,then put another coat and repeat this process until its dark enough, then spray it with high gloss finish. a small can of stain will run you $15 and so will good quality gloss, a large can of stain can run $80-150.

>> No.1965421

>>1965230
Please stop. I hate seeing the threads about the finish looking like crap and being sticky forever.

>> No.1965432

>>1965230
u need heban wood

>> No.1965465

>>1965230
Use dark wood

>> No.1965490

>>1965230
You want walnut or coffee colored stain for that look.

>> No.1965495

Nice guitar anon, and most excellent thread. Don’t listen to the haters.

>> No.1965517

>>1965495
Oh look, the retard who didnt even read the OP.

>> No.1965519

>>1965517
That just you opinion man, opinions are like assholes, full of poop.

>> No.1965557

>>1965519
Your reading comprehension is full of poop

>> No.1965621

>>1965557
Look man I don’t want to be your escape goat, just be nice.

>> No.1965932
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1965932

Your guitar is unfinished? What kind of wood? I just finished one for the first time, it's a swamp ash top I used Keda water based dye and automotive clear. What you want to do depends a lot on the wood.

>> No.1965952
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1965952

Flamethrower

>> No.1965953

>>1965349
>and a gloss finish
OP's pic doesn't look like high gloss to me. More like a satin finish.

My advice would be to acquire a piece of scrap wood similar to what the guitar is made of and test the stain/finish combinations on that first.

>> No.1965968

>>1965953
If it's a cheap fender or knock off it's probably made of basswood. you can get that at Hobby Lobby to test it out. or just stain the back and see how it looks.

>> No.1966007

>>1965230
Tung oil will give it a nice dark satin finish,
True Oil will give it a dark glossy finish.
Alternatively you can spray it with dark toner nitro lacquer in several coats and top it off with a satin or gloss finish clear coat.

>> No.1966292

I used satin polyurethane on my bass and #0000 steel wool to dull it a bit.