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SteveSmith
 Post subject: Finish repair help
PostPosted: Mon Jun 01, 2026 6:16 pm 
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Reworked a neck to change a locking nut to a regular bone nut. Owner knows that the finish won't match but I would like to get as close as possible. The color on the neck is semi-translucent with lacquer top coat. I have tried tints in shellac (an old go-to for me) and then decided to give the new GluBoost colors a try. Both are too translucent.

My shop compressor died so that complicates things.

Looking for some ideas to get a decent color match with something that is more opaque.

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I would hit that with a mix of brown and yellow Keda dyes in water until I got the right amber, and then use TruOil as a finish.

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Thanks Chris, that’s similar to the way I learned to do sunbursts but for some reason had not occurred to me.

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