finishing tips

[jozbass]

hello everyone, this is my 1st kit build and i need some advice in the finishing deptment. I have a t-bird body in black korina that i would like to stain? I want to have the wood grains visable but with some colour. What colour's of stain would take to this wood? Would i need to highlight the wood grain with a filler? Do i need a special stain? I also want a flat finish, how would i go about doing that? Any help would be a huge help. thanks

 

[mahrous]

highlighting wood grain would leave to a similar cerruse finish effect.

i use only earthy powder stains dissolved in kerosene which is then finished by nitrocellulose/polyurethane sealers and lacquers. others use oil stains, water stains and so on.

if you want to keep a visible wood grain, dont use acrylic/plastic finishes. those are the cheap looking stuff that Fender use.

i also believe that applying the stain by hand (rather than sprayed) keeps the wood grain more visible and a less generic stain look.