Major Facelift for my '02 SG Special Faded

gball said:
Curious to see what direction you go with it.
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Yeah, me too.

I have an idea, but I need to strip her good. Right now, I'm leaning to a green stain with a Tru-Oil finish. The body is an offset 2 piece. There are some goofy scrawling marks all over the guitar that are going to need some semi-deep sanding. There are some deep depressions in the wood that I'll try to steam out at first, and then possibly fill later if the steaming process falls short. This would be new territory for me. Also, there is some fret sprouting goin on, which is more noticeable from the 15th fret to the 22nd frets.
 
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I'm sure you would know, but sometimes shrinkage is the root of fretsprout. Both of my crescent moon boards came to me with some fretsprout. Both were cured with a little oiling, and patience...no filing. Ebony doesn't need it as often as rosewood, but every year, to 18 months I've oiled mine, and they have been good. Just a friendly reminder.
Bore oil is ebonys friend.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
I'm sure you would know, but sometimes shrinkage is the root of fretsprout. Both of my crescent moon boards came to me with some fretsprout. Both were cured with a little oiling, and patience...no filing. Ebony doesn't need it as often as rosewood, but every year, to 18 months I've oiled mine, and they have been good. Just a friendly reminder.
Bore oil is ebonys friend.
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Really appreciate the info. I rescued this guitar from a "Fratboy" about 10 months ago. The guitar was "poorly maintained"... to be polite. I've never heard of "bore oil".
 
Let's put it this way, I bought a bottle of that in April 2012.
I have used it to maintain two ebony boards, ten(ish) rosewood boards, and sparingly on a baked maple board. I have approximately 1/4 - 1/3 left after five years.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
For clarinets(ebony and rosewood woodwinds)...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003...s=bore+oil&dpPl=1&dpID=41lY4D3Fs6L&ref=plSrch
It's good on rosewood boards as well. A little goes a long way.
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That's definitely an interesting product. BTW, I am a fan of Nomad's F-One Oil. I've oiled this SG's fretboard only once, and that was back about 9 to 10 months ago. There's definitely some finish on the side of the fretboard. After I do a thorough stripping, I'll apply some more oil, and see how the ebony responds on the sides. I'm in no hurry!
 
Liking where this is heading.
What a great "blank canvass" for whatever you decide.
Good luck with the project Sysco!
 
syscokid said:
That's definitely an interesting product. BTW, I am a fan of Nomad's F-One Oil. I've oiled this SG's fretboard only once, and that was back about 9 to 10 months ago. There's definitely some finish on the side of the fretboard. After I do a thorough stripping, I'll apply some more oil, and see how the ebony responds on the sides. I'm in no hurry!
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If it was neglected for its entire life, I would definitely oil it again, and see how it goes after a couple of weeks. Heck, I'd probably oil it again, at the next string change. After that, pick a season...like a fall string change...then a year or so...etc.
 
Go green!!

I have never heard of steaming out a depression. How does that work?

FYI, I just bought my first bottle of bore oil and it is very effective. I particulalrly like it because it seems reasonably free of additives. A variety of products are effective FB conditioners, and the Nomad F-One was a favorite of Tom Anderson. Before I got the bore oil, I used lemon oil and was satisfied with the result.
 
RVA said:
Go green!!

I have never heard of steaming out a depression. How does that work?

FYI, I just bought my first bottle pf bore oil and it is very effective. I particulalrly like it because it seems reasonably free of additives. A variety of products are effective FB conditioners, and the Nomad F-One was a favorite of Tom Anderson. Before I got the bore oil, I used lemon oil and was satisfied with the result.
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I use lemon oil, a soft toothbrush, and a cotton cloth to clean.
Then I use bore oil to condition, and moisturize.
 
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Thatbastarddon said:
If it was neglected for its entire life, I would definitely oil it again, and see how it goes after a couple of weeks. Heck, I'd probably oil it again, at the next string change. After that, pick a season...like a fall string change...then a year or so...etc.
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Whenever I notice any of my rosewood or ebony fingerboards looking a LITTLE dry I bring out every guitar I own and saturate them all with Lemoil, next day I wipe them down and re-case. Probably happens once a year or a bit more often.
 
RVA said:
Go green!!

I have never heard of steaming out a depression. How does that work?
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Soldering iron and a wet rag.
Place the rag over the depression and heat it with the soldering iron.
Steam will swell the wood. May take a couple of attempts but it does work.
Then just sand smooth.
Just make sure the rag stays damp enough and you don't burn thru.
 
Hackmaster said:
Soldering iron and a wet rag.
Place the rag over the depression and heat it with the soldering iron.
Steam will swell the wood. May take a couple of attempts but it does work.
Then just sand smooth.
Just make sure the rag stays damp enough and you don't burn thru.
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I have to get up the guts to do this in a couple of spots on my V.
 
Hackmaster said:
If it's not raw wood be real careful Don.
It will most likely damage the lacquer finish by bubbling or blushing the finish in that area.

Test it out in an under the pickguard area first to see what reaction you may get.
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That's exactly why I'm chicken to do it. The dings don't really bother me while I'm playing it...only when I first pick it up.
 
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