Popping Cherry with Hardtail Strat

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For color, I decided to use dye powder and mix my own. I used a product line from KEDA; https://www.kedadyeinc.com
I have no affiliation with them, just sharing for the sake of anyone looking to try a similar stunt for the first time, like myself!
This stuff is soluble in water or alcohol. They recommend 70% rubbing alcohol because the water help dissolving the dye.
I mixed 0.50g of dye powder with 2oz of warm water, then added 6oz of denatured alcohol.
Here is the yellow and the red:


I figured it would be easier to mix the dyes in liquid form, rather then weighing tiny amounts of powder.
I settled on 1 part yellow to 20 parts red for entire body.
After the first coat of dye, the grain raised a tiny bit. I used a 400 grit paper to tame those fibers, without sanding through too much color.

Here it is after a couple coats:




When this dye dries on the wood, the red turn a shade of pink. As soon as the dye is wet again, it turns a beautiful blood red. Here's to hoping that when the Tru-Oil hits it, it makes a nice color!