Well, I was all set to finish my all mahogany LP with Target Coatings water-based finishes and then saw a gorgeous, oil finished (tung oil) Tele that made me think I want to do this to my LP.
So on to my question...
I want to slightly tint my LP with a trans-dye (either antique maple or brown mahogany). Before I was going to tint one (or two) of the top coats to get the color I wanted. Now I am thinking I could tint the shellac I was going to use a sealer before I applied the oil (I am thinking of using Tru-oil instead of tung oil). Will this work? The trans-dye recommends a ratio of 1 part dye to 32 parts finish. Another idea is to tint the oil…will this work? If I decided to go with tung oil, would the same apply (e.g. tinited Shellac and then tung oil -or- tint the tung oil)?
Thanks in advance!
Chris
So on to my question...
I want to slightly tint my LP with a trans-dye (either antique maple or brown mahogany). Before I was going to tint one (or two) of the top coats to get the color I wanted. Now I am thinking I could tint the shellac I was going to use a sealer before I applied the oil (I am thinking of using Tru-oil instead of tung oil). Will this work? The trans-dye recommends a ratio of 1 part dye to 32 parts finish. Another idea is to tint the oil…will this work? If I decided to go with tung oil, would the same apply (e.g. tinited Shellac and then tung oil -or- tint the tung oil)?
Thanks in advance!
Chris