Idea, 1, now research

[Jusatele]

the idea
the body of a tele, with the look of barn door wood, old, white wash long over do for a new coat, only a bit of it here or there. wood not brown but not grey yet either. and I plan of putting a few stickers on it also.
You know, Street Art.
but I want the wood to look authentic, I want it to look old and neglected even though once done it will have a very nice finish on it.
so, Ideas
do I black stain in the grain, or maybe a brown then sanded out
that old wood look, do we add a touch of gray and where do we get such
then I need a pinch of white that I can water down to nothing and apply in places to look like white wash long ago applied and leaving after to many rain storms.

Any ideas? I have plenty of wood to practice on, but would appreciate the advice so I can learn without some mistakes that will ruin the finish.

 

[jackthehack]

See these threads:

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=6902.0

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=13524.0

 

[Jusatele]

thanks

 

[Twelvebar]

Aside from those relicing threads, it sounds like you might want to look into using 'Milk Paint'

Give it a google.

 

[Jusatele]

wow, you guys know where to look, thats for sure. I think I will give that milk paint a try

 

[Jusatele]

So I have looked at the Milk Paint, looked at that aged piece of wood in the drift wood build thread, and decided that I need to do a light coat of black and sand out for the grain, then a light coat of a light brown to stain the wood up, then a super thin off white milk paint applied over most and sanded then to get some  of the off white in gradually stronger amounts and paint in the areas I want to have look like paint remains but is chipping off. Should look like the effect I am going for.

Over that I will apply the decals/stickers and then build up a fine finish to get the look I want, I actually want the smooth gloss coat over it all. So next question

Do I need to use a grain filler?  I  mean will the top coats smooth everything out or is that to much to ask of a glass finish?

 

[-CB-]

Nix the stickers.... just go with the old barn look.....

Unless you're going to go for an aged looking "hex" sign like they got on barns in the northeast

 

[scartozi]

Kinda touched on this in my "Driftwood" Strat thread but do you have any samples you've practiced on yet?....post some pics when you do!