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Originally Posted by rhh7
My first mod will be to do something about the white neck. I would love to get some type of vintage amber tint on it.
Any suggestions about how to do this without having to spray?
The neck almost seems unfinished, but it must have a very thin polyurethane finish, right?
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I don't think you're going to find away that doesn't involve spraying or at least using a wipe on poly.
I can describe to you what has worked very well for me in the past. I kind of think of it as my little secret discovery so don't tell anyone else. Ok!!
Alcohol based leather dye will go right over the poly that's on the neck. You'll need to mix orange with brown and play around to get the right shade. Practice on a chunk of maple if you can get one. You'll need to have poly on your practice piece of course.
When you get your mix where you want it you simply put it on a clean rag and and go over the neck. It dries completely in about 1 minute or less. If it dries a little streaky it will even out with a dry rag wipe down. It's a very forgiving process.
After the tinting you will still need to spray poly ( I'd recommend Krylon products) over the neck to cover the dye otherwise it will wear off.