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douglas ingram
PostPosted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:46 pm 
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Well, Duh! You just gotta make it the same colour as a real Marlin! Try and get some of that iridescence, too.

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A nice transparent blueburst, same color varying density, would be good.
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how about a sea burst, blue to geenish-bule or some such thing?
Look great by the way Chris.

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Transparent emerald green.
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I'm seeing a red/maroon burst.

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Chris,
Such a subjective question. beehive

I see a Black Burst with Deep Trans Red in the fields. some Black sand back first though just to pop the grain. Gold hardware would look nice with it. bliss

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Actually, that looks pretty cool. If you've ever looked at the ocean from above, it looks alot like that, with variations of colors and shades. MHO.

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Chris,
That's where shellac comes in handy for maple. Washcoat to stop blotching and then use it with your dye to control the color. I know you have heard me preach it, sometime you might try it. Otherwise I think your choice is nice and REALLY it looks very nice as is and with some toners will be very controllable. Good luck my friend,

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Now I understand the rush. You are at Davids and this pressed you? Wanting to get up into the Mountains and relax. LOL

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Chris, it looks great. The one ocean burst I did took me 4 or 5 tries to get right. I like to mix some shellac in with the dye coats though. Makes it a lot easier for me.

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Very cool color! I like it!

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I thought it looked really nice, but understand why you had to sand it back. I can't wait to see the end result. [:Y:]

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That looks good. Sanding it back and redoing it really added some depth. That is going to look sharp when you get it buffed out. Good job!
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HOLY COW! eek eek eek eek

I was just about to post that it should be that exact color! Glad you knew what i was thinking! ;)

Really, it looks AMAZING. I think i will do my quilted les paul top that color. I just love how it looks, and its 2 of my favorite colors ever!
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