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Thread: How do I get this finish?
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16th June 2007, 01:50 AM #1
How do I get this finish?
I'm going to try to build my first electric guitar and would like to end up with a finish like the one in the picture below.
I assume it's; Stain, Sanding Sealer, Clear.
What I'm having problems with is buying bright coloured stains.
Help??--
Richard
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16th June 2007, 09:32 AM #2
Hi Richard,
Check out the water dyes UBEAUT has. That's the first thing I thought of when seeing that green.
While you're there, have a look at the Shellacs and the Finishing Book as well.
Then have a look at the other Music Instrument makers. I'm sure they will have touched on your question.
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17th June 2007, 10:22 AM #3
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I used to know a guy who built mandolins. For color he used leather dye and I think the finish was by french polishing.
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17th June 2007, 10:24 AM #4
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I have some food colouring dyes that are as bright as that, I got them from the supermarket, available from the baking section.
Al
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17th June 2007, 10:39 AM #5
I have done some coloured, timber products in the past simply using diluted paint, rubbing it in with a cloth. Finished it with a poly wipe (dont remember the one I used) and applied a wax with 000 steel wool and buffed it to give a nice glossy finish.Worked for me but may not be exactly the finish you are after but I am sure some of the members here will come up with some better suggestions than I have.
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Cheers John
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17th June 2007, 03:07 PM #6
Thanks HEAPS guys.
I think I'll do a test with the food colour first, sounds nice and cheap. I like that.--
Richard
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17th June 2007, 05:20 PM #7
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Here is blue food dye on some ply drawers that I made, the ply didnt take the dye in some spots, I assume its glue on the surface that caused it?
Al
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29th June 2007, 01:48 AM #8
aniline dye, then laquer. I also felt the urge, but the final is a water based clear coat because high gloss wasn't practical for the shop.
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29th June 2007, 02:27 AM #9
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This is a chair i made a few years ago.
Its Quilted Maple using liquid clothes dye.
First I used a midnight blue aniline dye and left it to dry for 48 hours, then applied 2 coats of livos oil sanding with 800 wet `n dry (24 hours between coats) to "pop" the figure, then 4 coats of pre-cat lacquer.
Its a terrible photo, but you can see the quilting pop out. I got the idea from an article that Frank Pollaro did regarding his finishing on the stunning "George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue piano" he made.
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26th August 2007, 02:52 AM #10
Took a while to get back to this thread, but here's the (unfinished) result.
Before:
After:
Using this:
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31st August 2007, 11:11 AM #11
Hi everyone,
How light fast are these food colours? Im in the middle of a Mandolin and am messing with various colour schemes but I like to think that there was some permanency if I use a dye"We must never become callous. When we experience the conflicts ever more deeply we are living in truth. The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil." - Albert Schweizer
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1st September 2007, 02:54 AM #12
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1st September 2007, 04:46 AM #13"We must never become callous. When we experience the conflicts ever more deeply we are living in truth. The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil." - Albert Schweizer
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