Yesterday I stained the swamp ash body and it came out pretty good. :guitaristgif: Unfortunately, from practicing on scraps of wood, I ran out just a little bit shy of the transparent blue stain.
Another issue that seems to be minor was that when I first began to stain the body, some areas seemed too dark. Mistakingly, I tried to sand it back which required a 120 grit. After this, the stain was sprayed pretty even, but some of these sanding marks can me seen at an offset angle.
I think that this area will be mostly under the pickguard. Is there anything else that I should other than to proceed on with the sealer? I will be using the Zissner Shellac next, followed by the grain filler.
Also, since I was using Reranch transparent blue and need a little more I guess I should just go with another order of the same vs the LMI wipe on blue dye?
Tonar, thank you for your advice.
I would like to add a picture, but am not sure how to do this. Do I just use a web hosting site?
Another issue that seems to be minor was that when I first began to stain the body, some areas seemed too dark. Mistakingly, I tried to sand it back which required a 120 grit. After this, the stain was sprayed pretty even, but some of these sanding marks can me seen at an offset angle.
I think that this area will be mostly under the pickguard. Is there anything else that I should other than to proceed on with the sealer? I will be using the Zissner Shellac next, followed by the grain filler.
Also, since I was using Reranch transparent blue and need a little more I guess I should just go with another order of the same vs the LMI wipe on blue dye?
Tonar, thank you for your advice.
I would like to add a picture, but am not sure how to do this. Do I just use a web hosting site?
