Hi,
What steps do you recommend to create multi-color mirror finishes like you see on custom guitars? I'm experimenting with open-grain wood (pine and meranti) and I know I want to end with a poly top coat for buffing - but it's getting there from the raw wood that's complicated in terms of the order of application and making sure layers work well with each other
1.What should I use first on the raw wood - oil, dye or grain filler?
2. Can I mix any of that together in a single step?
3. Is an oil slurry grain filler an option or should I go for something like aqua coat grain filler?
4. Is there a way to apply the dye so the upper layers don't react to it?
What steps do you recommend to create multi-color mirror finishes like you see on custom guitars? I'm experimenting with open-grain wood (pine and meranti) and I know I want to end with a poly top coat for buffing - but it's getting there from the raw wood that's complicated in terms of the order of application and making sure layers work well with each other
1.What should I use first on the raw wood - oil, dye or grain filler?
2. Can I mix any of that together in a single step?
3. Is an oil slurry grain filler an option or should I go for something like aqua coat grain filler?
4. Is there a way to apply the dye so the upper layers don't react to it?