Jaguar Rebuild Update. 

Hey gang, been a little slack with content lately so I thought I’d take a quick moment to reflect on how things are going with the Jaguar body refinish as of this morning. 

I’m really liking how the burst has come up, this pic is a little over exposed so the arm rest looks a little dicey, it’s nowhere near that intense irl and has a fairly smooth and consistent graduation into the rest of the stain. The Danish Oil has been working a treat, as it always does, and as I always do, I went a little overboard. I think in a way, I over coat with Danish Oil simply to prove that you can achieve a high gloss finish with the product, as so many people seem to think it’s impossible, it’s honestly not! However, in this instance I lost sight of what I was going for and need to cut it back a bit. 

Part of the reason I enjoy modding and refinishing guitars, is to have a unique and personal product at the end, something that no one else has, and something that when held and played, and hey even looked at, you can tell a lot of love went into it. What I set out to do was to not recreate a factory gloss finish! So it’s time to get it back on track. Someone on a forum pointed out that (in it’s early stages) it looked like an old burnt barn, and THAT was exactly what I was going for, so at least I have a reference point to return to! 

I should be able to start cutting the finish back in a day or so, as we are having perfect weather for the oil to cure and the excess to evaporate, and I’m really looking forward to getting it done. 

Stay rad! 

J\/S