Sunburst finish with dingotone

[AnAbidingDude94]

Thank you for your response, Dingobass, gives a lot of direction

One quick question though, when you say 'feather blend it into the lighter colour", do you mean to say that I should mix the two together to help make the burst seem more natural at the points where the two colours mesh? Or to just take extra care when meshing the two colours and applying the outer colour delicately? Sorry if that sounds convoluted.

Kind regards,

Nathan

[AnAbidingDude94]

Cheers for the pointer there wazkelly. I'll try it out on some spare wood (while practicing the burst) to determine whether I am happy with the shade. Could very well be happy with a darker orange, and if not, I'll follow your advice Thanks mate

[AnAbidingDude94]

Thanks Fretworm!

[dingobass]

Or to just take extra care when meshing the two colours and applying the outer colour delicately?

Thats the one!
Dont over fill your cloth and carefully blend the dark into the light so you end up with a gradual transition

[Andy40]

The burst on my SGD-612 is coolangatta gold in the middle, 50% Karajini Red and 50% Outback Sunset in the blend line and Black Stump on the edges. I mixed the 50/50 Karajini and OS in a spare bottle first then used it as its own colour (did the same with the intensifying coat. It blends with Coolangatta Gold quite well and also Black stump.

I used three different pots with each colour and 5 pieces of cotton, 1 piece of cotton for each colour and the other two to feather or blend between each band. I put down the Black stump around the edge first, then the Coolangatta gold in the middle leaving an unstained track in between, then I put down the 50/50 blend of Karajini and OS without hitting the other stain coats as best I could. I then took each spare "blend cloth" and feathered in between each band.

I was more generous with the Coolangatta Gold middle patch first because as you put down each stain coat (and intensifying coat) the darker colours invade towards the middle.

Good luck mate.