Quote Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers View Post
Watching.
I have tried the dyes on solid timber, pine and swamp ash, but not veneer yet.
The swamp ash coloured up very dark very quickly.
Cliff how much dye did it take to get dark? I watched the video of the Big D guy...and he seems to just pour it out onto a cloth and smear it around.

I am wondering if I do it with a cotton ball inside a rag balled up like a shellac mop if this will control the soak up of the dye and then the application flow.

This is such a nice guitar I don't want to mess it up with a learning curve.

Honestly I would normally try a new finish on a solid basswood body first.

The body is mahogany with a spalted maple veneer. The body does not bother me at all....I don't want to lose this veneer...but I want it to look nice too.

Really tempted to just seal it.....clear finish...with maybe a few coats of the tinted aerosol Poly I have here. But I also wanted an excellent looking kit like this to be totally different and to stand out.

Easy and safe way.....or push the limits of my skills and abilities???????