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    GAStronomist wokkaboy's Avatar
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    I found a spare ST body I didn't think I had, so got to beta test the 4th new colour, its a brown yet to be named. To me it looks like a deep red oxide colour. This is after first stain coat. Look forward to next coat !
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    got 2nd coat of the brown stain on beta test lastnight and really digging this colour, its got much deeper and it's like no other brown I've used. It's almost a clay brown that you see in the Adelaide wine region
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    scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    I also got a second beta test bondi blue coat on the ST lastnight and I'm liking the look. This seems to have some difficult parts of basswood not taking the stain but I'm liking the look, almost like an old pair of jeans. We'll see how it looks after a couple more coats the colour should deepen
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    Last edited by wokkaboy; 14-11-2014 at 08:11 AM.
    Current Builds and status
    scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    It's looking like you have to be patient with Dingotone, and let the colour build over a number of coats. The colour isn't as immediate as with Wudtone or some of the other methods. Is that a fair statement?

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    Fretty it's hard to say, the grain is different for every guitar body and each one takes the stain differently, so it's hard to compare. If you have a look at the brown stain between coats 1 and 2 it is noticably darker after 2nd coat. I'm pretty sure wudtone would have given me a similar result with parts of the basswood not taking the stain
    Current Builds and status
    scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    Wokka, what did you sand down to? The green and blue kinda look like they aren't being absorbed. Maybe these colours need even more tooth than the others?

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    Hey Gav,
    I only sanded to about 240 grit. The tarkine green has darkened a bit since the weekend, DB thinks the oils are curing.
    I think the bondi blue is on a basswood body that some parts won't take the stain, it's not a good example how it can look
    Current Builds and status
    scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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    Overlord of Music gavinturner's Avatar
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    Hey, no prob Wokks. I think they look pretty good as they are.

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    I'm liking the blue on the basswood more and more each time I look at it, and that brown is starting to look really nice, sort of clay/ochre.

    In my limited experience with the Outback Sunset orange, the wood/grain definitely has an impact with how the colour develops. With the basswood body and english sycamore veneer the way the colour looked when it was applied is the way it stayed, it was instantaneous. But with the maple ply cap it always looked a little dull when first applied and took a day or two of drying before the colour developed and become more vibrant. I sanded to 400 for all the DT orange, and 600 for the clear neck kit.
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    yeah for sure Scott, I have enough bondi blue for about 2 more coats, think it will look darker after that but I'm liking the old jeans look.
    I used a similar version of outback sunset and after first coat it really soaked in nicely.
    Current Builds and status
    scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
    JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
    Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck

    Completed builds
    scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
    MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
    Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in

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