tru-oil over poly finish for an aged look?

[deepestend]

I'm getting a used olympic white warmoth jazz body (warmoth done poly coat) from someone. It's a really bright white and I'd love to tone it down a little bit. I'm not looking for a full-on relic job, just not blinding white.

I could do a tinted clear coat spray on it, but I was wondering if maybe a thin coat of tru-oil would accomplish the same result, but with less drying time.

Has anyone done a tru-oil coat over poly before?

[Ric5]

I have not tried that ... Also I am not an expert ... but that sounds like you could damage the fininsh on the jazz body.

Try it on a small area first ... like under the pickguard ... or better yet on a cheap sx, squier, or ebay body ...

Remember oil is meant to soak into the wood. A painted body will stop it from soaking in. so bad results are highly likely.

[trowaclown]

Isn't poly impermeable? Oil will likely do nothing and just remain on the surface.

[punkrocko]

It might work if you spray the tru-oil, but i think it may take to many coats to get the color shift you want. Wiping it on would look streaky on the white.

I think this would give you the results you want:

Tinted Clear Coat Aerosol

[deepestend]

Ultimately, that reranch probably is what I want. I just don't want to have to wait 30 days for it to cure. That may be what I have to do, though.

[draftsmann]

Originally Posted by Ric5

Remember oil is meant to soak into the wood. A painted body will stop it from soaking in. so bad results are highly likely.

Originally Posted by trowaclown

Isn't poly impermeable? Oil will likely do nothing and just remain on the surface.

Despite the name, Tru Oil is not a rubbed oil finish as such, but a varnish. It will dry if applied on poly, but I have no idea if the result would be good.

[deepestend]

If I have to do a reranch kind of spray anyway, I might as well do something that I really want like Inca Silver.