I too have only one stain so I’m not sure I’m qualified to give any advice.
But I found if you blend from dark to light it tends to get muddy quite quickly. So for me I put the light areas down first followed by the darker edges. Then with a clean rag blend from light to dark, changing the area of the rag I was using once it had picked up too much colour. Really keep a way from the light areas.
Here’s what I did on my ash tele:
Could you use a synthetic wire wool to lift out the colour where you’re not happy?
Last edited by Groovyman32; 04-04-2021 at 04:06 PM.