spacey
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Red is the color of my....
good friend Steve's guitar top. I'm not sure if Steve has seen this or the alternate look but since it's my first attempt at dyeing I thought I'd post....it will change if Steve wants a different look but here it is now. This is a transparent dye that can be mixed with water or alcohol. I used water. It can be sprayed or applied with a cotton rag. I used a rag rolled into a ball. Problem with wiping on can lead to streak marks. I prepped the wood to 1500 grit before attempting and streaking was not an issue. Not sure if prep work was reason.... not enough experience to say. I dyed it with black first, let it dry and sanded. Sanded until I got the clear maple amount I wanted. Originally the edges were much darker such as a sunburst. I decided I didn't want the sunburst look- re-sanded and redyed. I liked the look so sanded again and hit with another coat of red...and this is it as I finished a little while ago. 
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 14:24:15
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Oh man, that will look cool next to the Spacey Bazz on our Armageddon Tour. 
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 15:10:56
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 17:22:10
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Whoa! I see your not slacking off on Steve's guitar. It looks like it's going to be another beauty.
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 17:25:50
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Looking good!
post edited by craigb - 2011/06/12 17:26:59
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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Re:Red is the color of my....
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 20:04:19
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Come to think of it Michael, I wonder if Strummy said "I hope it shreds" and with his authentic English accent you heard it as "I hope it's red". 
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 20:04:33
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spacey
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 20:15:49
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bapu
Come to think of it Michael, I wonder if Strummy said "I hope it shreds" and with his authentic English accent you heard it as "I hope it's red".
Bapu I know he said shred with some other choices and...well....I hope he likes red! I have something new to builds so a cool surprise for you and Grant....you'll know soon....I love the suspense, don't you guys? lol ...you'll like it. Man this forum software....I wasn't finished but it thought different...finally got back though. Old55...kinda felt like I was slackin'. This build is really different and I've done a lot of sitting and wondering......mostly how the heck do I do this! Thanks Craigb, Starise and Wookiee. I'm sure anxious to see it oiled. New ground for me.
post edited by spacey - 2011/06/12 20:20:42
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bapu
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/12 20:23:11
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spacey
I have something new to builds so a cool surprise for you and Grant....you'll know soon....I love the suspense, don't you guys? lol ...you'll like it. Name Tags? 
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/13 13:21:26
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I am so excited 
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/13 13:28:18
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[whispering] Pssst! Spacey! Fake him out and tell him this is a sneak peak at his new guitar. 
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spacey
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/13 13:34:37
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I explained to my wfe after the first coat with the very dark border..
I could put some yellow in the middle and do a sunburst....I knew Steve
didn't want yellow so I eliminated that dark border.
Steve's hard to fake out..he ask's the right questions and expects
the right answers...so if I can hang with him, he should have a very
bad boy axe to swing...er...shred.
I would have mounted that pickup on a spinning disc....
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bapu
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/13 13:42:28
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spacey
So you're making this in Canada (as the tag in the lower left corner says)? Will that save on costs?
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spacey
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Re:Red is the color of my....
2011/06/13 14:13:27
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You and tags....Ok...tag! you're it! And pretty darn observant. lol
post edited by spacey - 2011/06/13 14:14:30
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