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It's not really THAT color, after you get finished with your salmon, any tips on getting the darker dye more uniform?
Wild Quilt body in; change in plans?
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you can try to wet the wood with solvent before hand to swell the grain a bit - then dye with strong dye
let dry
wash back with a solvent soaked rag to get the light parts where ya want em
its a bit of an artistry thing on that last step - you might have to go back and add dye, wash back... etc
let dry
wash back with a solvent soaked rag to get the light parts where ya want em
its a bit of an artistry thing on that last step - you might have to go back and add dye, wash back... etc
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I just pulled from the memory banks you or someone else recommending a "pre-stain/pre-dye" application, anybody remember that, is that actuallu a solvent pre-wetting?
What for solvent in either case, wood wetting or washing back, naptha? Natural mineral spirits? Something else?
After studying I think the root cause is that the grain in the "quilt work" is a lot tighter in some places than others and the dye is more readily absorbed, MUCH different than working with flame maple... (My first quilt job...)
What for solvent in either case, wood wetting or washing back, naptha? Natural mineral spirits? Something else?
After studying I think the root cause is that the grain in the "quilt work" is a lot tighter in some places than others and the dye is more readily absorbed, MUCH different than working with flame maple... (My first quilt job...)
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It really isn"t salmon colored, it's a learning experience.... Maybe I should do a salmon colored one and sell it to Canadians, eh?
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Yeah, going to do cream mounting rings and either chrome or toasted nickel Rio Grandes; TX in the neck/mid and BBQ in bridge, LOVE those PUs in my recent VIP build...
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Closest thing I can compare then to that you might be able to check out would be PRS Dragon II/Dragon IIIs, really hotter like the Dragon IIIs. Almost bought a set for the Black Korina VIP, but decided to try the TX/BBQ set based on the rave reviews from Gregg/others on the board, glad I did...
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Going to start over on the stain/dye job this p.m./weekend; going to use a lighter brown color for the graining.
More info on the Woodburst transparent stains (have gotten a couple of PMs on this); they contain "petroleum distillates, tung oil and pigments"; they do have a pre-stain conditioner, go on with a rag and wash back with some paint thinner on a rag.
The color chart on their web page is very accurate, and the 2 oz bottles run US$5.50 and are enough to do at least one guitar, or 2-3 laminate tops; I'm so pleased I just ordered some more colors to play with.
CB - The AZO orange stain seems perfect to do the "Tony the Tiger" burst on flame maple you were threatening earlier.....
More info on the Woodburst transparent stains (have gotten a couple of PMs on this); they contain "petroleum distillates, tung oil and pigments"; they do have a pre-stain conditioner, go on with a rag and wash back with some paint thinner on a rag.
The color chart on their web page is very accurate, and the 2 oz bottles run US$5.50 and are enough to do at least one guitar, or 2-3 laminate tops; I'm so pleased I just ordered some more colors to play with.
CB - The AZO orange stain seems perfect to do the "Tony the Tiger" burst on flame maple you were threatening earlier.....
Had my eye on the body for a while. In fact, been looking on the showcase tonight and realised it had been sold. Don't have the money right now (and the past few months) anyway. Surely, this won't be your Gold Top Fenson (yeah, 'course not). What was the comment on the showcase? 'Whoa, off the charts Quilt!' And the Pau Ferro... That's amazing too. My suggestion world be P90s. But you're also putting P90s into the Tele fenson, yeah? Maybe choose the 'buckers for this, so you have something different.
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