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28th November 2021, 12:45 PM #1
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Guitar finishing recipe suggestions
I am making a guitar from a kit - mostly maple, with a figured maple veneer top. I would really like to finish it in a transparent ruby red colour if possible. Wondering if anyone has recipe suggestions to get such a colour. I am tempted to get a set of the U-Beaut dyes and just muck around, but would love some ideas about starting mixes etc, especially as I know that to do this kind of finish really well often starts with layering stains of different colours that you would expect (I have seen black and brown used as base layers before the actual colour for instance. I would have no idea where to start if that sort of layering might be needed.
The other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".
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28th November 2021, 01:13 PM #2
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I follow Paul Reed Smith (PRS) guitars and on their social media (You Tube, Instagram and perhaps website) they often have tours of their factory. I do recall seeing a section on finishing which was interesting to watch and would be worth you tracking down. It showed show they apply the stain to create the fading.
Be sure to post some photos of your progress and success.
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28th November 2021, 09:51 PM #3
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29th November 2021, 06:06 PM #4
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A Talented Aussie Luthier now living in Colorado shares all his progress builds on Instagram, Facebook & YouTube..Beau Hannam Guitars.
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2nd December 2021, 10:30 AM #5
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Wow. He seems to be using an unusual technique. From what I can work out he is using a tub of clean water and concentrated dyes, rather than diluting the dye. It would give a lot of precision but be difficult to learn I suspect. The results are outstanding though
Originally Posted by Gazukes
The other day I described to my daughter how to find something in the garage by saying "It's right near my big saw". A few minutes later she came back to ask: "Do you mean the black one, the green one, or the blue one?".
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2nd January 2023, 09:24 PM #6
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how do you like PRS in? They sure do look smooth. I have never played one, but want to.
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