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    Want to achieve this finish

    Thanks stratamania, anyone else want to chime in?
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    Want to achieve this finish

    A drop of water landed on the body as I was spraying sanding sealer. The body is dyed with Transtint. How do I fix it?
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    Want to achieve this finish

    How do I thin sanding sealer? I'm about to stain the top then seal it to grain fill later. Do I need to thin the sealer? I'm using mixwax sanding sealer and a preval sprayer. Thanks
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    Non WARMOTH Eddie style strat

    Nice! :headbang1: Is that a 1971 quarter?
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    Want to achieve this finish

    The weather has started to cooperate here in Indiana and I'm about to start this project. Using the finishing schedule Tonar laid out. First question is what do I thin sanding sealer with? I have a can of Minwax Sanding Sealer and it says it is water based, so distilled water to thin it? Second...
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    Want to achieve this finish

    Here are a few more pics. Also the neck was drilled for Schaller tuners and I remembered I have a set of Sperzels, so there is a 1/16th shelf I need to remove. How should I do that?
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    Want to achieve this finish

    Here is what I have to work with. The body is pine with a thick swamp ash top and a roasted maple Warhead neck. Here is what I'm planning, paint pine black, the top will be dyed red sealed then black grain filled. I will take a wire brush to the top to get the Ceruse look.
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    Non Warmoth...Guitar fetish SLICK build.

    Looks cool, how does it sound?
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    Want to achieve this finish

    Look at what Fender is doing now. I guess this finish type is trending.
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    Texas Tea

    Very cool.
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    Want to achieve this finish

    OK pardon my ignorance, what is a wash coat? and how would I dye the high spots only? Thanks
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    Want to achieve this finish

    Thanks Tonar.
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    Want to achieve this finish

    No one else weighing in?
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    Want to achieve this finish

    I have a Swamp Ash tele that I want to look like this when complete. I have been looking all over this forum and others and I think I have the order needed, but please correct me if I'm wrong. First I need to dye red, sanding seal, black grain fill, seal again then probably satin poly over that...
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    Help on doing trans black on swamp ash

    Thanks again for the help.
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