AlexLP

Thanks for the replies. I kept sanding and eventually got to the white (previously I was using much too fine), and the new stain looks much better

After this picture I sanded back a tiny bit with 400 and did another layer to get a darker blue but the light isn't good now to show it. Next I will dye the rest of the guitar, then grain fill the body and seal everything. Then I will maybe start a new thread and document progress from there, once I have something interesting to show.

Lol thanks Andy, this is pretty useful!! (will probably skip the binding,,)

Thanks for the reply MrNatural, I will get some 80 grit today and try that

*obviously I can't stain the guitar with a base coat, but maybe one with a darker colour I could sand back just to hide the white?

Hi, I am new to ProjectGuitar and guitar DIY in general, and currently in the beginning phase of refinishing my 2013 Gibson LPJ (originally the guitar had a rubbed, satin finish with no lacquer). I am staining the top blue with some Keda dye and will lacquer it afterwards

I sanded it to bare wood then dyed it but I have a problem. The original white paint from the guitar (and possibly some kind of varnish) is still sitting in the grain of the maple, and it means the dye didn't penetrate properly.

This is after dyeing then sanding back with quite rough grade 150 for a few minutes:

Should I keep sanding until the white is gone then re-stain, or apply a base coat first? The speckles of white give it some weathered look which I don't like.