Time For Something New

[Alnus Rubra]

Keep the story coming!

 

[Sybo]

Following

 

[NoisyDante]

Finally got the color I was looking for. Totally lost track of my formulas. Whoops. Redid it a bunch of times to make sure the steps yielded reliable results. Will seal the back and binding tomorrow and get staining. I’m planning to airbrush a very slim burst. So what color would this be in PRS land? Fuschia smoked burst?

For posterity I’m adding my dilution ratios, had to make more so I wouldn’t run out mid project.

• 1:5 Keda Royal Blue to Lacquer Thinner
• 1:3 Fiebings Purple Leather Dye to Lacquer Thinner
• 1:2 Folk Art Hot Pink to Water

 

[jxe]

Finally got the color I was looking for. Totally lost track of my formulas. Whoops. Redid it a bunch of times to make sure the steps yielded reliable results. Will seal the back and binding tomorrow and get staining. I’m planning to airbrush a very slim burst. So what color would this be in PRS land? Fuschia smoked burst?

approve.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

approve.

^this^

 

[jak3af3r]

Finally got the color I was looking for. Totally lost track of my formulas. Whoops. Redid it a bunch of times to make sure the steps yielded reliable results. Will seal the back and binding tomorrow and get staining. I’m planning to airbrush a very slim burst. So what color would this be in PRS land? Fuschia smoked burst?

Reminds me of when they had one called Armando's Amethyst.

 

[Tosca]

Finally got the color I was looking for. Totally lost track of my formulas. Whoops. Redid it a bunch of times to make sure the steps yielded reliable results. Will seal the back and binding tomorrow and get staining. I’m planning to airbrush a very slim burst. So what color would this be in PRS land? Fuschia smoked burst?

This looks most like their Ultraviolet finish to me. A private stock only option I believe.

 

[toothace]

Missed the start of this thread...just catching up. Let's go!!

 

[Tosca]

Here’s an example of ultraviolet from my PRS family, coincidentally also refinished from another color:

 

[Josh W.]

Somehow I missed this thread the last few weeks. Looks awesome. Can’t wait to see more.

 

[NoisyDante]

Here’s an example of ultraviolet from my PRS family, coincidentally also refinished from another color:

That’s really sweet, really close to what I imagine this build will wind up as, though with white pickup rings, a toggle switch and not nearly as nice of a flame.

 

[NoisyDante]

Closest comparison I could find:

 

[Uncle Bob]

I was going to say that I quite like the body ‘natural’, however that purple is awesome!

If I bought another PRS I was considering Purple Iris, but I like your colour more. Nice work.

 

[ViperDoc]

#NEEDMESOMEULTRAVIOLET

 

[bodia]

Dig that color, a lot!

 

[NoisyDante]

Got a lot done today! Sanded back the grain filler and sealed the back and binding. Then took a deep breath and put the stain on. Applied a deep blue very lightly then a royal purple over that. Wiped off the excess and rose the grain with a little water. Then sanded back with 180 and applied a fuschia stain on top of everything. That took three applications. Cut and cleaned up the binding after that, and the tip I received to seal the binding first really helped to keep it clean, hardly had any bleed. Sealed the top and I’m going to put one more seal coat on in a little while.

 

[Josh W.]

Got a lot done today! Sanded back the grain filler and sealed the back and binding. Then took a deep breath and put the stain on. Applied a deep blue very lightly then a royal purple over that. Wiped off the excess and rose the grain with a little water. Then sanded back with 180 and applied a fuschia stain on top of everything. That took three applications. Cut and cleaned up the binding after that, and the tip I received to seal the binding first really helped to keep it clean, hardly had any bleed. Sealed the top and I’m going to put one more seal coat on in a little while.

That looks great!

 

[NoisyDante]

Better representation of the color indoors after three coats of sanding sealer. Will sand with 600 and will either put a black burst edge on or go right to lacquering, haven’t decided yet.

 

[Uncle Bob]

FWIW I wouldn’t burst the edge and cover up any of that amazing colour.

 

[Fram]

Love it, nothing like making it your own, grain filler is a pain, but once it’s done it’s just beautiful maple to play with and that top looks sweeet.