Hi FunkedOut.
I was staining Epiphone junior with a water based ink and Tru-Oil lifted it and spread it around.
I got myself some 'Bombay' brand india ink from a general stationary supplier 'Riot Art Supplies'
http://riotstores.com.au/browse/art-...cessories.html
The red wasn't quite yellow enough so I got a bottle of red and yellow.
Once it had dried, I could apply Tru-Oil over the top and it worked no problem.
cheers, Mark
Strange result with the Tru-Oil lifting the ink.
The Bombay ink is also water based.
Luckily, things went well for me with the KEDA dye and Tru-Oil.
3rd full strength coat of Tru-Oil went on the body today. Things are starting to even out nicely.
Back to the neck...
I grabbed a couple of linseed oil based paints to tint the Tru-Oil with.
Seems to have been successful.
I’ll know for sure when it dries.
I have to get some pics up
Here is the oil paint I picked up at a local art store for less than $4 each; a lifetime supply for this game.
I mixed the two colors until the color you see above. It's hard to get colors to come across a picture and a monitor.
Bottom line is, go browner than you think. When thinned, brown looks yellow and orange looks orange.
I mixed the final color 50/50 with mineral spirits to thin it out some. The paint is a super thick paste.
I then mixed the thinned color with Tru-Oil, 50/50.
Light coats, it goes on slow.
Here is the neck after 3 coats:
Last edited by FunkedOut; 27-07-2019 at 08:33 PM.
5 coats total on the neck.
An extra 2 coats on just the fingerboard. That didn't want to accept the tint as well for some reason.
Ready to apply a waterslide decal on the headstock.
(I had to do something while I waited for coats to dry)
Really happy I decided to pursue the waterslide decal. Looks great.
That’s a great result!
And great to know about the linseed paint for tinting Tru Oil. Thanks for including the ratios too!
Well done.
Making the world a better place; one guitar at a time...
After a couple more coats Tru-Oil on the neck and over the decal, the neck finish was done.
I had to go back and remove the finish on the frets themselves and polish again.
In retrospect, I think it would've made more sense to delay all the fret work until this point in the process. Live and learn.
Here's a shot with a few frets on the left after removing the Tru-Oil with a maroon fiber pad and a few dremel-polished with Red Rouge on the right:
Cleaned up and ready for the fun stuff...
That'll look sweet when it's finished!
What are you planning for a pickguard colour?
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