mike 110 Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Anyone ever done it , or tried to do it ? Any tips ? Quote
Big_Stu Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Only the same as with dying any other wood; get an offcut if you can from any decent timber yard & practise on that. Maple is a close grain long cell hard wood, (there again balsa has the same generic classification - go figure as our US cousins say) - so it could be a job & a half. Me - I prefer maple - so I wouldn't even think about it Personally I'd say avoid those poly varnishes with a built-in dye - they're cr*p with a quadruple P. Quote
mike 110 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Posted October 25, 2012 [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1351177616' post='1848295'] Only the same as with dying any other wood; get an offcut if you can from any decent timber yard & practise on that. Maple is a close grain long cell hard wood, (there again balsa has the same generic classification - go figure as our US cousins say) - so it could be a job & a half. Me - I prefer maple - so I wouldn't even think about it Personally I'd say avoid those poly varnishes with a built-in dye - they're cr*p with a quadruple P. [/quote] Thanks Big Stu , it's not set in stone yet really ,I was just wondering if anyone had any success or otherwise ! I may just go with a vintage maple look instead ! Easier and cheaper ! Quote
Truckstop Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 Probably easier to stick on an ebony or rosewood veneer. Probably get a better looking finish too! Problem with dying wood is you'll never get it uniform due to the absorption capacities changing along the length of the fretboard. Truckstop Quote
sifi2112 Posted October 25, 2012 Posted October 25, 2012 I did it on this jazz for a 'road worn' effect .... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/186662-fs-frankenjazz-with-nordstrand-big-singles-l250-pickup/page__fromsearch__1 Quote
mike 110 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Posted October 26, 2012 [quote name='sifi2112' timestamp='1351178655' post='1848315'] I did it on this jazz for a 'road worn' effect .... http://basschat.co.uk/topic/186662-fs-frankenjazz-with-nordstrand-big-singles-l250-pickup/page__fromsearch__1 [/quote] That looks pretty good , what did you use ? Quote
sifi2112 Posted October 27, 2012 Posted October 27, 2012 http://www.restoration-materials.co.uk/www.restoration-materials.gbr.cc/info.php?p=2&pid=611432&ack=9 Quote
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