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DannyV
PostPosted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 2:07 pm 
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Good Day! Just ready to shoot nitro on a Tiger Myrtle L-00. This wood appears non porous and doesn't look like it would require grain filler. But it never hurts to ask. Does anyone have any experience finishing this lovely wood?

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I've got nothing on finishing your Myrtle... Just saying hey...

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I used it once on an electric bass and yeah it was not porous at all. I just went right into finishing it. I believe I was using KTM at the time. It was a long time ago but I still have some left over chunks of the stuff.
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No pores Danny. I use it in lots in my ukes. You can treat it much like Maple.

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I pore fill it. Some sets have more pores than others. I use a dark brown fill and the contrast looks great. Do a test on a cutoff and see how you like it.

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I used my tried and true Z-Poxy on it.
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Thanks all!

It's such pretty wood! Want more! This set was from back in the day of OLF annual swap and shop. I picked it up for diddly. I miss those days!
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I haven't needed any pore filling.

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If it's Tasmanian tiger Myrtle. then no pore fill reqd, straight to nitro
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Just nitro on this one.

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