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| Author: | Guest [ Fri May 16, 2008 8:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Water or oil based stains |
I have a cheap Indian Rosewood back and side set that I want to use...The Back is a lot lighter than the sides....I am going to try and stain the back to the same color as the sides...I will be using Z-Poxy and French Polish as the Finish.....Should I use a water or oil based stain or does it matter......Thanks |
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| Author: | jhowell [ Fri May 16, 2008 10:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water or oil based stains |
IMHO, it shouldn't matter as the stain should be sealed under shellac for the FP. Matching will probably take some experimenting, so hopefully you have some off-cuts that you can play with prior to committing to the guitar. |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Fri May 16, 2008 10:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water or oil based stains |
I'd use a water based stain, as both the z-poxy and the shellac are alcohol solvent, then there is less chance of them reactivating the stain and transfering it to bindings, purflings etc. Colin |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Fri May 16, 2008 11:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water or oil based stains |
Colin S wrote: I'd use a water based stain, as both the z-poxy and the shellac are alcohol solvent, then there is less chance of them reactivating the stain and transfering it to bindings, purflings etc. Colin I'd think that this is a reason to use oil based. |
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| Author: | Jimmy Caldwell [ Fri May 16, 2008 1:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water or oil based stains |
I use StewMac stains in alcohol under Z-Poxy. No problems, been doing it for years. |
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