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Old May 19th, 2008, 07:26 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ronkirn View Post
I think I did this before, but I’ll give ‘er another shot… Butterscotch is (for me anyway) a transparent finish, Like you were looking at the wood through a class of beer. Also called Amber.

Butterscotch Blonde, is a semi transparent finish, like if you spilled coffee on a wooden table. You could still see the wood, but it would be through the spilled coffee. Butterscotch Blonde is also what some call a vintage Mary Kaye that has aged.

Blonde is like you spilled the coffee on the wood, but it was loaded with cream, just a very slight coffee tint.
Ron,

I was under the impression that the cream was laid down and allowed to set before the color coat added, not mixed in.

But I am no expert.
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