So today's update brings me to completing the Headstock. The neck is satin so I did the Headstock separately. Glossed, sanded and buffed out.
The body top has been given a black to blue fade as you can see. It's not absolutely prefect but I'm pleased with it. It took me s couple tries - first time I tried to blend the 2 together which might have worked if the blue and the black were the same product (mini wax stain vs dye). Lesson learned! Haha. So I stained the whole top black and hoped that using a disc sander would give me the effect I'm looking for and it did!