prauny Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 I have made a strat body from african mahogany, and would like to dye it. Is there a good dye for this type of wood? I have some water dye at the moment, but i dont want to try it only to find it does'nt dye evenly and mess it up. Any info? I also dont have scraps to try it out on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Mahogany stains with, but I rather use a tinted coat rather than stain. I feel it will be much better than stain and will be more even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doeringer Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 What color are you dying it? I have had very good success with water based dyes on mahogany, but you have to stick with reds and browns. Yellows, blues and greens don't come out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 I cant make tinted finishes mate, but thanks for your input. Its going to be a wine red colour so it seems that i'll be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themetalhankey Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Is it Sapele Mahogany, thats what I'm getting from Peacock lumber in oshawa in ontario. heh. 6 bucks/boardfoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 I would use Stew-Mac's Cherry Colortone liquid dye, and mix it in with an oil based pore filler (which you need to do anyway) so you will pore fill and dye all at the same time. BTW, how can you make a guitar body and have NO scrap wood left over from the blank? Did you throw it all away? If so, that was a bad move, because you need some scrap to find out how strong to make your dye before you put it on the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prauny Posted September 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 (edited) I would use Stew-Mac's Cherry Colortone liquid dye, and mix it in with an oil based pore filler (which you need to do anyway) so you will pore fill and dye all at the same time. BTW, how can you make a guitar body and have NO scrap wood left over from the blank? Did you throw it all away? If so, that was a bad move, because you need some scrap to find out how strong to make your dye before you put it on the guitar. Yes its sapele mate, cheap at the moment, free for me I cut the body in a mates workshop, and the work shop is far far away. I can get hold of the off cuts, but i'd have to wait. I just wanted to know what type of dye to use for my type of wood, and as i already have the water dye i wondered if that would do. Dont worry mate, im not about to just slap the dye on the body without testing it out first. And thanks for the tips dude Edited September 28, 2006 by prauny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Dont worry mate, im not about to just slap the dye on the body without testing it out first. Glad to hear that. You CAN use waterbased dye IF you use a waterbased pore filler, it will mix right in, but again, you need to play around with the strengths to get it right first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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