bigdguitars Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) How I burst my guitars. nuclear burst: blue burst: Green Burst: red burst: Edited February 5, 2012 by bigdguitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpm99 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Really nice. What kind of learning curve do you think there is in reproducing this kind of work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juntunen Guitars Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 DPM99 Just go slowly the first time. My first attempt at these was not very good but I was trying to finish with the dark color instead of the yellow, wish I had known that at first now they are pretty easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt117 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 What type of dyes did you use? alcohol or water? Where would one find these products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I don't know about BigD, but I've gotten my best results with Transtint (which is what stewmac rebottles, marks up, and sells as Colortone from what I hear). They've vibrant, mix with water OR alcohol (important depending on the finish you put over it), available at Woodcraft stores for easy access.... the list of positives stacks up quickly. Also, they're good, color-fast dyes My $0.02, Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt117 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Thank Chris! I'm going to be using a piece of alder for this build, doing a tele. Now I'd like to grain fill a bit as there is some blemishes and gouges, even after sanding for days. I have a water based, clear grain filler/putty and water based sanding sealer and top clear coat. Will it work to use the dyes in water if I plan to putty? Or will I need to use the alcohol based? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 I generally try and use the opposite dye solution than my finish. IE: For waterbased finishes I would use an alcohol dye. For nitro, I use a water dye, etc. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt117 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Thanks! Will there be any negative effects if I did use water based with water dye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 GENERALLY... no. But I've heard there are chance of dye being pulled out of the wood (minor) into the finish layers which can make it less "crisp." I've generally avoided it... so it's hard for me to answer objectively. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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