stripin but naked - what to do

[tagg 7]

hey im just about to strip the rest of the paint of my RG and i was curious does anybody have a good method for staining and sealing.. or specific stains and sealants that work well
thanks
buzz

[Doink]

I'd use some tung oil. I think it was Frank Falbo that suggests J.E. Mosers tung oil (for necks anyways), and to rub it with 0000 wool. I plan on doing this to one of my 570 CT's, and the necks of all my guitars.

[Anonymous]

It really depends on a couple of things.

Are you staining the body a color?
Or is it to be a natural wood and you want to protect it?

For natural wood, I would use a tung oil like stated above.
If you are going to use a color stain, again, it would depend on the color. MinWax has just about any "wood" color you could ever want in an oil-base. That should be sufficiant to protect the wood. 0000 steel wool will give it a very nice sheen:biggrin:.

If you are looking to stain it blue, green or something like that, I would suggest Analine dyes. You can get them from Reranch.com. They go on just like normal stains and then can be sealed with tung oil.

J>

[jeffrey]

I've had great experience with Tung Oil and highly recommend it if you prefer the 'unfinished' feel.

I stained/Tung Oiled and Alder strat body years ago and it's still one of my favorite guitars.