OK, that worked, spot removed and the fix is unnoticeable It's "blacker" in real life, the way the light's falling makes it look lighter/browner than it is in reality.



Only a minor bit of bleed onto the binding, and doesn't seem to have stuck very much. Nice crisp line over most of it. Better photo of the black.



And... now that I've seen it like this, I can't just black the top too. The contrast is too cool.



So what to do? Stamp ink red? A "natural"-ish colour? It's not quite pretty enough to just put the clear on and call it good, but I want to keep a contrast between the back/sides and the top.

I want the binding to look the same on the neck and body. That means I'm either gonna have to find a non-yellowish clear coat for the body, or be exceptionally careful masking the fretboard but not the neck binding for tru-oil.

Also got the headstock done and neck stained all black, looks pretty neat but no photos because it's still damp and hanging in an awkward spot (and they're both just inside for photos, the smell of the FW stain means they dry outside).