Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
Sanding sealers are generally applied earlier in the build process.
Wasn't something I thought I needed to do, and it took the colour so nicely. I suspected it would be too late now the stain is already applied.

There is a good chance it is still just that it's too cold. The maple neck doesn't seem to be behaving much better - though I've got one more coat going on the neck with the laying flat and heated room treatment to see if there's a difference between the maple and ash behaviour.