Starting to research finishing options for my next build. It will be a hollow-body VIP with two f-holes, mahogany/mahogany. It will be built to be my jazz guitar and for whatever reason I'm currently stuck on having it white...however I hate the idea of losing the grain. (also, I'm choosing mahogany for tonal reasons)
So my idea is to bleach the body, then use whitewash/pickling stain to get the desired shade of white, and then grain fill with black or some dark filler. I won't be going for a pure white color, any sort of off-white shade will work.
Would this work to get the desired effect?
I absolutely plan to test on scrap wood first, but I figured check here first for advice/suggestions in case I'm heading down a dead end....
Cheers.
So my idea is to bleach the body, then use whitewash/pickling stain to get the desired shade of white, and then grain fill with black or some dark filler. I won't be going for a pure white color, any sort of off-white shade will work.
Would this work to get the desired effect?
I absolutely plan to test on scrap wood first, but I figured check here first for advice/suggestions in case I'm heading down a dead end....
Cheers.
