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Thread: Butterscotch Blonde
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14th February 2012, 10:24 PM #1New Member
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Butterscotch Blonde
Can anyone suggest a paint store in melbourne where they will mix telecaster butterscotch blonde or that specialise in instrument finishes such as durobond in Sydney.
Cheers
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1st April 2012, 04:45 PM #2Member
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if you have spray equipment this is 5 drops of 'golden teak' stain in a cup of lacquer over a white base.to me it gives that bang on aged butterscotch look without messing around with drops of yellow red & brown
less drops will give a paler finish but if you want the lighter more yellowish blonde guitaraust.com sells yellow aniline dye you can mix with lacquer.
or are you after spraycans like reranch in the usa?
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1st April 2012, 04:53 PM #3
mmmm that tele looks great
ray c
dunno what's more fun, buyin' the tools or usin' em'
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3rd April 2012, 08:14 AM #4Intermediate Member
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That has THE look!
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5th April 2012, 11:10 PM #5Member
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some testing on scrap bodies (ash & alder) for a 1 shot lighter blonde
1 teaspoon of olympic white acrylic lacquer into 250ml of stylewood with some teak stain
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6th April 2012, 05:17 AM #6Intermediate Member
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that's a knockout!
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11th April 2012, 12:06 PM #7Member
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sorry for the hijack & non-answer to the OP question.just examples of different products
Feast Watson Liming Solution + clear nitro
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10th May 2012, 02:40 AM #8New Member
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Hi,
Im looking for that exact finish but I am a noob when it comes to paint and lacquer as ive been using aerosol cans all these while.
You stated 250ml of stylewood, what exactly is this and could I get is from bunnings?
Ive got a spray gun lying in the garage that ive never used before, but would a finish like that be possible with an airbrush as it would be easier to handle for me.
Im sorry for these fundamental questions.
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10th May 2012, 06:57 PM #9
LERLO: My advice: You're better off not trying to paint a whole guitar with an airbrush. A full sized gun or a touch up gun are perfect, an airbrush will only enhance the opportunity to make it look horrible, aka train tracks etc in it.
I airbrush graphics on guitars and paint guitars often, but I'd never attempt to paint a whole guitar with a airbrush. Click the link in my sig you'll see what I mean. Theres plenty of painting pics in the various folders.
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10th May 2012, 09:42 PM #10New Member
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Hi,
thanks for the info. Yeah, a friend of mine warned me about streaks with an airbrush, guess you confirmed it. Guess Ill be using the spray gun then.
I just got myself some dulux waterbased acrylic, recommended by the Bunnings guy,which I can thin with water. Ill see how it goes.
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13th May 2012, 08:46 PM #11Novice
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Guitar finishing
I think you'd do well to get a copy of 'Guitar Finishing, Step-By-Step' from Stewart MacDonald. There's a couple of recipes for blondes. And many other colour/finish techniques too.
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14th May 2012, 12:57 AM #12
the real butterscotch is a semi transparent finish and not that easy to do if you never used a gun before - you should to use guitar lacquer which will level and buff out well
- you can use acrylic paints [dulux etc] to colour waterbase guitar lacquer - you then shoot wb clear over it - you can shoot clear over acrylic paints
you got a bit of research and testing to do before you attempt a guitarray c
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14th May 2012, 11:57 AM #13New Member
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Hi,
Thanks for the tips guys.
I actually returned the dulux waterbased paint as it couldnt work with the watson feast stains I had. Got myself some cabots stain and varnish, mixed a little golden teak and amber into it and got the shade i wanted. Tested it on some scrap wood and the finish sprayed on real well. Took awhile to dry but the finish dried hard and glossy ready for sanding in 24hrs. ill post some pictures once its on the body
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16th May 2012, 08:36 PM #14GOLD MEMBER
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Although I'm not familiar with the product u used, I wouldn't sand 24 hrs after applying. Guitars need to be cured properly otherwise they'll end up with lots of dings and marks.
I finished a Tele in clear poly that was left to dry 3 weeks before sand and buff, and then hung for another 2 weeks. It was on the bench for prob 45 mins while I assembled and wired it and when I picked it up, there were marks in the finish.
I would leave it a few weeks to cure if I was you
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16th May 2012, 10:30 PM #15Member
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wattyl style wood from wattyl trade outlets
a touchup spray gun can be had for about 30 bucks from here or there.smaller in design easier to handle i guess than a full-size gun but an airbrush won't really give you the coverage.you want the fan width of your spray to cover the body in one pass ... at least i do.
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