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What finish for a Les Paul Junior?

  • 21-07-2011 11:31pm
    #1
    nimrod86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys,

    I recently bought a Les Paul Junior kit from BYOGuitar.com

    It's a great kit and the guitar is awesome, I hope to put the finish on it early next week but want some ideas of what to do!

    I'm kinda swaying towards a solid white satin finish at the moment.

    Please don't say sunbursts or nitro finishes, I'm not bothered to paint a sunburst as it needs nitro to be done proper, and nitro is hard to get and has to be imported from the UK by ground mail! (And it's expensive!!!)

    Anyway, lemmie' know what you think I should do!


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  • #2
    kevin65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 537 ✭✭✭kevin65


    If you are looking at solid colours, I think either white or black would look good on it, but think a gloss finish would look better than satin, IMHO. If you have a look at pictures of the Gibson Les Paul Studio 60s' tribute guitars you will get good examples satin fininshes(although these are nitro rather than acrylic.


  • #3
    RC88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 212 ✭✭RC88


    go for cherry red, its simple and seems to suit lp jrs, just my two cents

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  • #4
    Demeyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭Demeyes


    I've always really liked the yellow les paul juniors.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhE9O2kR6FCLQJ0YDnOwIj1eyP2A20AUhn7XQuFPzxnf6k2WA1
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSMC1rsVZx4_XJmKNwywCNL0Co6KQBAFK1gAn4LcBf0VUTIGC9H


  • #5
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    Sorry, the answer is sunburst.


  • #6
    nimrod86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭nimrod86


    Dord wrote: »
    Sorry, the answer is sunburst.

    I agree totally, but I'll feck it up completely even trying to do a decent sunburst!


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  • #7
    Ravelleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    TV Yellow.


  • #8
    Johnny Storm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,992 ✭✭✭Johnny Storm


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    TV Yellow.

    +1
    Its iconic :o


  • #9
    damonjewel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭damonjewel


    B and Q do stained danish oils, Mahogany or cherry would be the ticket for me. They are as simple as can be to apply too


  • #10
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    Natural :cool:


  • #11
    nimrod86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭nimrod86


    I've decided to go for a red stain! Thanks for all the suggestions!

    Now... How the hell do I apply a stain? any help?


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  • #12
    nimrod86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭nimrod86


    Thanks to all you guys, here's a quick snap of it finished, waiting for the Gibson headstock decal to arrive and then will get some proper shots!

    DSCF0269.JPG


  • #13
    hidinginthebush
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,679 ✭✭✭hidinginthebush


    nimrod86 wrote: »
    Thanks to all you guys, here's a quick snap of it finished, waiting for the Gibson headstock decal to arrive and then will get some proper shots!

    DSCF0269.JPG

    Beautiful!

    I'm curious: do you need to spray (nitro/ poly etc.) over a stain finish?


  • #14
    damonjewel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭damonjewel


    Great job man, really nice looking Guitar


  • #15
    Doc_Savage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Doc_Savage


    Do you need the gibson logo.... you've gone to the effort of putting something that nice together... why not make your own logo for it?


  • #16
    nimrod86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 769 ✭✭✭nimrod86


    hidinginthebush wrote: »
    Beautiful!

    I'm curious: do you need to spray (nitro/ poly etc.) over a stain finish?

    in the end, i couldn't find red stain so it's actually a cherry red spray,

    I haven't put anything over it except beeswax, not sure if I will either, maybe clear lacquer to stop the tacky feeling!


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