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| Author: | LanceK [ Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:20 am ] |
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Ok, I have a very low end Tak in my shop with a broken neck. I have the neck fixed and its sanded back real nice, leaving an unfinished area that needs finishing 
So, it looks to me to be some kind of paint, maybe stain, but it didn't penetrate to far in the wood. I would like to color it with something fairly close then shot nitro over it. What would you suggest as a good under coat for nitro. Thanks |
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| Author: | tippie53 [ Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:22 pm ] |
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can you use a toner ? I do like to use aniline stains or toners in the lacquer to help hide and blend color john hall |
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| Author: | David Collins [ Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:09 pm ] |
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If you want to do a relatively cheap fix on a cheap guitar, I would just use water stains made with pigments like the "Color Tone" ones StewMac sells. The beauty of this is the how quickly you can get very close. I typically use a paper towel, a bottle of water and a few pigments like tobacco brown, medium brown mahogany, and vintage amber. Wet your cloth, add a drop or two of pigment and off you go. With water stains you can wipe off (within reason) with a fresh damp towel, and do all your testing as you go. You can usually get the color very close in a matter of a minute or two. Then let it dry, seal with shellac and then spray. This will not make it perfect, but it should look okay, and be quick and inexpensive. If you have a good eye for color, the biggest problem you will typically see will be the edges. If the original color was stained in the wood you will see dark edges where they overlap. If the original color was in the finish you will have light edges where the original base coat prevents the stain from penetrating. If you want to spend the time on it you can remedy this with tedious scraping or fine paintbrush work, then add a little amber or very light brown in the sprayed coat to help obscure it. Of course my procedure will be very different with any instrument of value, but getting that last 20% toward perfection can add a few thousand percent in time. |
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