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Mary Kaye Finish

Tonar8352

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I shot this Mary Kaye finish today so I thought I'd post the steps for you.

This is a very nice 1-Piece Swamp Ash body that weighs 3 pounds even.  It has been filled, shot with clear lacquer and level sanded.  There is information on filling wood on the board so I won’t go through that.

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I mixed Mac-Lac Gloss White Pigmented Lacquer into McFadden’s Gloss Water White Clear.  I mixed about 2 tablespoons of the pigmented white to the clear.

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The pickling is mixed and ready to shoot.  I added a little more lacquer retarder to the mixture than I normally do since I spray the pickling with a lot of air pressure and low fluid pressure.  A normal mixture would shoot to dry and would not flow and level.

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Here is the first coat.  I try to load the sides and edges almost like a sunburst so you will notice that they are a little whiter. If you see vintage Mary Kaye Strats they have this effect.  Some believe Fender did this to cover the end grain on two-piece bodies.  I have found that the color will float up into the clear coats and it leaves the rounded corners almost bare of color so I load the edges stronger than the face.

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Here it is ready for the clear coats. I’ll check it tomorrow for any holidays and if it is good I’ll start shooting clear on the following day.

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Seriously, though, Tonar, your photography in your posts is almost as good as the finishes themselves.  Very deep and clear, and always composed well.
 
Ha, Louie, you took what I was going to say.

And I really need to get a job. If I'm ever going to have a Tonar finish...
 
Tonar; you aaaaarrrrrrrrreeeeee da' man.  :headbang1:
Your work is outstanding and from these first pics, looks like ya got another winna'
Keep the pics a rollin'
:kewlpics: :rock-on:
 
looks fantastic!!
I really like mary kay finishes, no idea why, because I usually go for coffee table finishes.
especially with Gold hardware!!
 
More beautiful work from the man himself!  I never get tired of these threads.

I'm really going to have to commission some work from you. 
 
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