The Ol' Vintage Amber.

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Gilbert Fredrickson
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The Ol' Vintage Amber.

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I used the ColorTone Vintage Amber as the base coat of a two color sunburst for a Gibson L-0 copy. Tobacco Brown was my second color. It looked great. I was shocked. The next one will be finished with hand applied color. I watched a video on mandolin sunbursts. The person was a true artist.

I'm about to build a Martin OOO-18 copy (14 fret), and I'm wondering what to use to tone the top. The rattle can is nice. I've French polished with dark blonde on Spruce but I don't think a seal coat of that stuff will do much under lacquer. I think I'm going to need some dye. Yes, a sealer coat and some rattle can color. I'm also staining the Mahogany.

Any helpful tips are always greatly appreciated.
Gilbert Fredrickson
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Re: The Ol' Vintage Amber.

Post by Gilbert Fredrickson »

The top I'm using is so nice, I'm hesitant to use any dye on it. Maybe a couple of coats of blonde shellac to seal it before the lacquer clear coats. The Mahogany might be happy with some dark pore fill and a slathering of garnet bug vomit before I blast it with toxic aerosols. That's about all the experimentation I'm up for. I'm old.
Gilbert Fredrickson
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Re: The Ol' Vintage Amber.

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Yup, that did it.
Allyson Brown
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Re: The Ol' Vintage Amber.

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I used the ColorTone Vintage Amber as the base coat of a two color sunburst for a Gibson L-0 copy. Tobacco Brown was my second color. It looked great. I was shocked. The next one will be finished with hand applied color. I watched a video on mandolin sunbursts. The person was a true artist.

I'm about to build a Martin OOO-18 copy (14 fret), and I'm wondering what to use to tone the top. The rattle can is nice. I've French polished with dark blonde on Spruce but I don't think a seal coat of that stuff will do much under lacquer. I think I'm going to need some dye. Yes, a sealer coat and some rattle can color. I'm also staining the Mahogany.

Any helpful tips are always greatly appreciated.
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