Painting a Body

[willow13]

re dye ..... you can use pretty much any dye or food colouring yes food colouring works just as well as dyes, is cheaper and comes in a few more colours.

if you are worried about darkening from tru oil then lacquer of the stain. Again probably cheaper and quicker

[calling card]

Yep, this was done with blending yellow & red food colouring and topped with brush on waterbased acrylic clear, cost about ten bucks. The natural affect in that pine wood - priceless. YMMV.

[Slowy]

FWIW, Tru Oil is the best neck finish I've ever found. It retains a shine but never gets sticky. Feels smooth like you've rubbed it with 1000 grit.

[borge]

Did it effect tone at all? was the Partscaster the green one? If so, it looks incredible. a White dyed finish could look fantastic because all the other hardware bits are black (except for tone knobs, having trouble with them)

I think you'll want a pigment rather than a dye to go white.
I tried briwax black dye during this build:

http://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtopi ... izzblaster

And it just made the mahogany slightly darker but nowhere near black. As you can see india ink (a pigment) made it black as night.

If you google around there are also bleaching methods for getting timber whiter.

[Karlmalised]

Ok, whats the difference between dye an pigment? is there any change to the process?

[borge]

Dyes are translucent/transparent, pigments are opaque. Pigments can totally obscure, dyes cannot.
eg Blue dye on something yellow can only make it green, blue pigment on yellow can make it blue.
The process depends on the particular product (eg if it's waterbased or alcohol based ect) not whether it's a dye or pigment.

[borge]

come to think of it there's really no such thing as a white dye

[jeremyb]

come to think of it there's really no such thing as a white dye

Sanding sealer might do the trick?

[calling card]

Wattyl wood gel is a good pigment type colouring technique. I used it on a stand I built for the Hammond from packing case timber. A rich burgundy colour topped with my favourite brush on clear coat. All a bit cheap & DIY I know but it's fun.

[willow13]

wouldn't really really watered down white paint work fine?? like whitewashing

[Daza152]

wouldn't really really watered down white paint work fine?? like whitewashing

and even Nitro Vintage Blonde would work too?

[willow13]

wouldn't really really watered down white paint work fine?? like whitewashing

and even Nitro Vintage Blonde would work too?

I prefer vintage reds but ymmv

[Daza152]

wouldn't really really watered down white paint work fine?? like whitewashing

and even Nitro Vintage Blonde would work too?

I prefer vintage reds but ymmv

ha ha. clever.

[Karlmalised]

Thanks for all your help guys, but i think im gunna go with 2 part wood bleach and cover with tru-oil