PB-4 Build no 6

[stansby40]

Attempted a sunburst using the air brush and water based black paint around edges and sides and then a subtle cherry red leading to the black. Had some problems putting the cherry red on with the air brush and had to do some adjustments by hand. The worst of the front gets covered by the pick guard so i am not too concerned. Its not the greatest and I do admire people who can do a good sunburst. I may adjust a bit more when everything dries properly.

[ozzbike]

Attempted a sunburst using the air brush and water based black paint around edges and sides and then a subtle cherry red leading to the black. Had some problems putting the cherry red on with the air brush and had to do some adjustments by hand. The worst of the front gets covered by the pick guard so i am not too concerned. Its not the greatest and I do admire people who can do a good sunburst. I may adjust a bit more when everything dries properly.

If I am reading right...you have laid down the Feast Watson Golden Teak and let it dry then did the black by airbrush. Okay...but you have two different style stains....black is water based...golden teak is alcohol based...and you have dilution of the golden teak at the base of the neck pocket and around the cutouts on the back.

Honestly to avoid that and to get a good transition line you need to apply the stains at the same time.

e.g. Use multiple pieces of cloth with the different colours...plus intermediate cloths for the mix areas...and apply them at once and keep moving the stain around until you get the transitions to happen nice and neat.

If this was me....I would have five clothes on five pieces of thick paper towel, maybe even two pieces each. I write the colour on 1, 3, 5, and the intermediate ones....e.g. 2 and 4 get mix notes e.g. Black and Red. This is to try and stop me from dragging colour around.

So...work the GT on first....cloth 1....work the black on around the edge....use the 5 cloth....work the red across both the edges of the black and the yellow from the yellow side once only...use 3 cloth. Now use 2 cloth to enhance the mix between yellow and red....then 4 cloth to rub in the transition between Black and Red.

Use 1, 3, 5 occasionally to add some more pure colour to the location and try to stay away for the transition area....use the intermediate cloths to drag the colours over and along.

The trick is to keep the colours moving until you are happy with the coverage.

Also, I don't even go near the surface unless it has about 3 coats of shellac. It really helps to prevent end grain from soaking up the stain and going very dark....but it also helps the surface absorb the stains in a non blotchy way. (Sanding Sealer.)

I really like the colour of the body....the black is pretty cool too. I think you can make the transitions smoother and less defined....as in a feathered finish.

The gloss finish will make this very pretty. Your clear coat will fix and flatten all the colours....but it will highlight blotches and hard transition lines.

I like this one....it looks great.