Did some last minute sanding down to 400 grit.
Because meranti is open grained it needs to have a grain filler applied otherwise it will just drink up all the oil and leave it with an uneven finish. One thing I didn't think to do was give the whole guitar a wipe down with naptha prior to finishing. This would have shown up and faint tool / sanding marks that were previously invisible to the eye.
So a load more sanding later and a reapplication the guitar was hung up to allow the cellulose grain filler to dry.
Looks rather nice just with the grain filler...
...and the back
After sanding back ready for the oil application.
Hung up to dry, the oil really brings out the colour of the wood!
After lots of careful rubbing down with wire wool to smooth out the finish and remove any excess oil build up, followed by 10 re-applications of oil the finish is now complete. It just needs to be left for a week to harden now.
I opted for smooth silky matt look rather than shiny gloss both of which can be achieved with Tru Oil depending on the level of polishing.
The same process was done to the pickups and control cavity cover.
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