That looks awesome. Re. Glue lines, touch up with acrylic paint as those on the bottom right look like soak through. Might be hard to match the yellow though. Or add a darkish burst around the edge to hide. I was forced to the latter and hid mine ok.
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The back and sides look great! The front will be great once the glue is shifted. I have heard others try to remove the glue lines using Goo-off with a (soft wire!) brush. Others have also fixed the middle join line with marker pen.
Hopefully others will add more detail.
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Mock-up with supplied gear.
That will look brilliant.
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That is absolutely wonderful work, great job!
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Stuck contemplating the neck and headstock colour pattern at the moment and how to tackle the glue issue and re blending the colour after removing the glue.
I'm half tempted to just leave it alone and put a wipe on poly all over it.
I've never done anything like this with dyes or woodwork before.
It took me half a day to convince myself to add the first drop of dye as I was sure I was going to mess it up first go. Ha ha
The other glue spots aren't as bad and I should be able to touch up.
I wouldn’t goof off as it will remove your dye and blending will be a nightmare. Go to an art store and try to find some acrylic paint and blend in.Originally Posted by Rage
Stuck contemplating the neck and headstock colour pattern at the moment and how to tackle the glue issue and re blending the colour after removing the glue.
I'm half tempted to just leave it alone and put a wipe on poly all over it.
I've never done anything like this with dyes or woodwork before.
It took me half a day to convince myself to add the first drop of dye as I was sure I was going to mess it up first go. Ha ha
The other glue spots aren't as bad and I should be able to touch up.
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Just curious, did you try and identify and remove the glue before applying any dye?
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I did look for glue, only saw two small surface spots which I removed beforehand. None of the major spots of glue stood out at all.
Like they weren't there, I'd never have seen them.
I had wet down the top a few times cause I had considered doing a natural clear finish over the spalted top.
If it was me, I'd leave it and call it a "relic" effect. The proximity to the control hardware mitigates it somewhat as well.
Overall, it is looking bloody awesome.
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