Help put some Pau abalone dots and replaced the black dots in my B Bender tint prob

Hey Guys,

Thanks in advance..

Well anyway I have a Forrest Lee Jr B -Bender Blue Paisley and I had told Forrest I hated the black dots haha dont laugh just me.. anyway I got the black dots out and upped the size 1mm and put in some Pau Abalone dots they look nice but am not finished yet.. Prob when I was getting the Pau Abalone dots level of course I sanded a bit of the fretboard no biggie well it does not appear to be Poly clear.. As their is a slight tint I touched up the spot with some clear poly and it looks white so what does this mean its not dark yellow or anything its just a slight tint.. Of course I messaged Forrest to see what he had done well he is on tour and busy so will be a bit to get back to me any ideas guys I hate to have to strip the whole neck but if I have to so be it ..

any and all suggestions welcome ;)

Thanks

Randy

It could be lightly tinted, or it could just be natural yellowing.

Spot repairing tinted coats is tough. I have tried a few times, and everytime I wasn't happy. I stripped and resprayed.

I will caution you through, Spraying tinted lacquer over abaolone can kill the color of the dots. I did that once or twice. Now, when I tint a neck with Abalone inlay. I dye the wood and use clear sealer/lacquer.

It could be lightly tinted, or it could just be natural yellowing.

Spot repairing tinted coats is tough. I have tried a few times, and everytime I wasn't happy. I stripped and resprayed.

I will caution you through, Spraying tinted lacquer over abaolone can kill the color of the dots. I did that once or twice. Now, when I tint a neck with Abalone inlay. I dye the wood and use clear sealer/lacquer.

Thanks man I was thinking the same thing maybe I will just strip it and do some strange dye hahaha and as you said then just clear coat her that makes great sense thanx... yeah trying to do touch ups is hard I had better luck this evening I sanded off the whatever tint is on there on the 3rd fret and then did a poly on it and let it dry looks good but I think Im going to dye it why not hahaha necks are disposable ;)

It could be lightly tinted, or it could just be natural yellowing.

Spot repairing tinted coats is tough. I have tried a few times, and everytime I wasn't happy. I stripped and resprayed.

I will caution you through, Spraying tinted lacquer over abaolone can kill the color of the dots. I did that once or twice. Now, when I tint a neck with Abalone inlay. I dye the wood and use clear sealer/lacquer.
thanx

Just noticed you are in San Angelo. I have a Masters degree from ASU.

Just to add on to the consensus -

Touch-up of tinted coats is a master craftsman job of the highest degree and takes years of training and experience. Companies like Mohawk sell several different lines of aerosol touch-up lacquers, touch-up pens, and the true master's tool, the burn-in sticks.

I know many finishes (myself included) that were trained in and own a bunch of burn-in sticks, special pallet knives etc and haven't touched 'em in years (any other confessionals?). It's really difficult, as you have to judge the thickness of existing pigmented coats (always a challenge since lacquer melts into itself making "coats" indistinct), determine what shading lacquers were used - and what of the available tools (aerosols, pens, burn-in-sticks, self-tinted lacquers) will do the job and make repairs inconspicuous.

And that's why many of of find it more sensible to throw in the towel, strip and start over. It *might* take more time, but it *will* be less aggravating!