Originally Posted by
Simon Barden
You'd dye, then spray. Mask the top and bottom of the body and spray the edges first, then when dry, uncover the body do the sunburst on the edge of the body. Practice on some cardboard shapes first, but it's pretty easy to do if you do it carefully and don't be tempted to spray more than just the very edge.
If the marks are glue marks, they'll come up a lot lighter than the body if you rub the body down with turps, methylated spirit or white spirit, If they are natural marks, they'll show up dark. If natural, you'll have to decide whether you can live with them, or want to cover them up. It's unlikely you could get a dye that's dark enough to fully hide the marks, which is why I suggested a paint spray.
TruOil will go on top of the dye and any paint quite happily.