The first coat of Mission Beach dried to an almost fluorescent yellow. It was a bit too bright for me so for the second coat I mixed in a drop of Outback Sunset to try and take the edge off the yellow.
Here is the mix on pine:
And second coat applied. You can see that the orange really took hold around the heel of the neck the truss rod opening, but it has had the desired effect of subtly toning down the brightness.
Thanks for the tip wokka. I'll start with the black on the second coat and let it dry a bit before adding the colours.
hey BH the neck looks unreal I love the colour you got. If it's too bright for your taste sand it back a bit and add a bit more OS in the mix for next coat. That may suit the body colour better
Last edited by wokkaboy; 02-01-2016 at 10:24 AM.
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Be careful mixing in the OS as things can turn very Orange very quickly as I found on my EX-5.Originally Posted by wokkaboy
@wokkaboy
Now that you mention it, I should have sanded the first coat back a bit before applying the second. I'll see how it looks once it has dried.
@wazkelly
Thanks for the tip wazkelly, the colour guide in your EX-5 diary was what helped me decide on the CG/OS burst. It's a great reference. I am hesitant to use more OS. To hazard a guess, I mixed about 1 part OS to at least 10 parts MB. It's a bit hard to see with my crappy phone, but there was some bare maple on the heel after the first coat. I went over it with the second coat just to see the colour difference - and it is quite orange. I don't think I'd want any more than that.
@zeromick
I was wondering if that would work. I have no idea about paint and finishing, is there a particular type of paint that should be used?
Hi Blueshound, happy that my DT experiment on the EX-5 has helped others with how much OS to use. I was using 3:1 ratio and in hindsight 5:1 CG to OS might have been closer to where I wanted to be but it all turned out OK. These days everyone keeps telling me Orange is the new Black.
Hahaha, yes.
It was straight back to work in the new year so I haven't been online lately, but I have been doing a lot of evening sanding on my other LP-1S build.
Second stain coat has gone on.
For the second coat I lightly sanded back the black edges, then started with the black. I let it dry a bit before hitting it with the orange. Unfortunately the areas that didn't take the black stain the first time around, still didn't take the second coat of stain. Still, I'm pretty happy with how it's looking.
I was thinking of painting the black edges but I'm worried it's not going to blend with what's already there - and I do like the burnt look. The other option I was thinking of was to go over the patchy black areas with the Outback Sunset to continue the burn motif. Something for next weekend.
Hey mate, I just used rattle can black (if you are clearing it make sure the paints will be compatible)
I just sprayed it directly on the sides and the overspray worked itself out to a nice consistent gradient.
Now that looks awesome.Hey mate, I just used rattle can black (if you are clearing it make sure the paints will be compatible)
I just sprayed it directly on the sides and the overspray worked itself out to a nice consistent gradient.
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