After all the overwhelming support on my welcome thread, I was feeling a bit guilty for not having started a build thread yet. So here it goes...

I received a kit for my birthday from my beautiful wife after she had been listening to me babble on about PBG for about 6 months. After cracking open the box, I found that she had bought me an awesome LP-1MQ kit.

So, I've been reading a fair few build threads and it I'm pretty sure the way I want to go is stain the quilted maple veneer with black ink to pop the grain then Dingotone over the top with the colour I'm after (blue, in this case).

Before I go ahead with it, I just wanted to clear up a few things;
1. Is there a general preference on brand/type of ink? I'm mainly concerned about whether using cheap printer toner or something will fade over time...
2. It seems that most advice points to not sanding the maple veneer before staining black and then, once dry, lightly sand with 320 then 400 grit to pop the grain. Does this sound correct?
3. Assuming I use a water based ink, it sounds like I should rub on the black ink, then wipe the veneer down with a damp cloth to remove some excess ink from the 'peaks' before sanding. Should this wiping be done when the ink is still wet or wait until it dries?

Sorry about the wall of text, let me know if I need to work on my forum etiquette... Thanks again for the help.

Cheers,

Jono