Thought I'd share an update on my 63 Jag Olly White refin projest.
I have tried to go down the path of yellow stain -> clear sealer -> basecoat -> Olly White -> yellowoed clear -> clear.
After stripping, I filled in some divots in the body in a few spots. My concern was that the staining process would disolve some of the woodfiller, so I did a very light coat of Acrylic clear.
I then concocted a mix of laquer thinner, a small amount of Nitroclear and yellow dye. The yellow dye I used was more an amber colour though. So I painted that on with a brush (I don't have access to a gun at this stage).
The results were quite poor, so I lightly sanded back.
Next I tried mix some artists Cadmium yellow powdered pigment disolved in some denatured alcohol.
I made a fairly strong mix (about 50ml by volume powder) in 500mL of alcohol. I then rubbed this on the body several time with a cloth.
As you can see from the pics, the results are less than stellar. Maybe because the body had been partly sealed, the dye did not take very well to the body.
Anyone else had similar experiences? What could I have done better? Also, has anyone found oriignal pics of Fender yellow stained bodies?
The body s now pretty smooth, and I need to get hold of some clear catalyst sealer. I'm not so concerned about the dodgy stain as it will be hidden by the colours.
