Quoted: The wood on the Romy is phenomenal. Did you refinish it yourself?
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Thank you guys.
I appreciate the compliments.
Yes, I refinished it myself. It was really easy.
First off, the wood was in excellent condition because I got the kits from bocefus! I cleaned them off as best I could before sticking them into the dishwasher for 2 cycles. Then let them air dry for a week while I did other things for the build. I them steel wooled the hell outta them. Getting down to the original stain, careful not to remove too much of it, just enough to lighten it up. I then put 4 coats of Iodine directly on it and evened it out with my finger. (a little at a time works best, work it into the grain it will look really orangy, dont worry, it will look better as it dries.) After it dried I used tung oil. (about 10 coates with steel wool in between) Thats it.!
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