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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on July 29, 2020 at 8:58am

Make all your cuts & drill all your holes first, so you can get all the sanding out of the way. Otherwise, you’ll have to do touch ups on the finish if you do it first? As for Finish, just don’t buy anything cheap? Varathane, MinWax, Watco, Zinsser are all great brands & they make high-gloss to no-gloss finishes? Watco & MinWax make great wipe-on Poly finishes that are awesome for cbg’s? Cheers :)

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on July 29, 2020 at 12:08pm

My first build was an Undercrown box, I used matte spray varnish, still looks great. Pic shows it next to an unfinished box.  Pic is actually in this same forum from 2016  

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Permalink Reply by Mark Ballard on July 30, 2020 at 3:48pm

Looks good,  Spray Can or do you have a spray gun system....

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Permalink Reply by Southern Ray on July 29, 2020 at 6:58pm

 Well-timed post for me, Mark. Thank you for getting it started, as I would like to know the same thing. I haven't put anything on the bodies of my guitars, preferring the worn look. After three years, some are looking about perfect for my liking and I am interested now in preserving that look. I use linseed oil on the necks.

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on July 31, 2020 at 1:08am

It was a spray can, either Minwax or Varathane. I attached a long scrap where the neck goes and was able to spray all sides at once, 2-3 coats.

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