Source for correct aniline dyes?

[JJ Blair]

Does anybody knows if the aniline dyes available at reranch or stewmac the same that Gibson uses, or at least as prone to fading as historic dyes?

If not, can somebody please point me to a good source for light reactive aniline dyes?

 

[MRJ5]

These are: Aniline Dyes Alcohol Soluble - Information and Pricing at LMI

 

[shaun]

why not get dyes that dont fade, and simply colour it to the shade you want from the start

for me the whole fading thing is a load of sh!t.
you are trying to duplicate an original finish that became popular, 50 years after the original finish was applied, and now looks nothing like the original finish.... wankfest 1959

 

[MRJ5]

why not get dyes that dont fade, and simply colour it to the shade you want from the start

for me the whole fading thing is a load of sh!t.
you are trying to duplicate an original finish that became popular, 50 years after the original finish was applied, and now looks nothing like the original finish.... wankfest 1959

To replicate some vintage finishes, it would take a great deal of skill to use air brushing techniques to simulate the result of years of fading. The old finishes contained mixtures of reds yellows or blues that only appear as the finish fades.

The fun also is while you may have an idea where you want to end up, as the finish fades color combinations may appear where they are unexpected causing a texture that is pleasing and unique.

If you are from the school of all roses are red and all violets are blue and all trees are green then go ahead and paint all your guitars black, white, red or blue. Make a clown burst if you wish.

Personally I enjoy something that is unique. No two faded guitars are the same.

Respectfully, it's not a "load of shit" just a matter of taste and vision.

 

[JJ Blair]

Shaun, how many 50 year old guitars do you own? I'm suspecting none, based on your statement. I have a fairly large collection of vintage guitars, and I can tell you that part of the beauty is that they don't fade evenly. Certain areas stay darker, and more red, and don't brown as much, etc.

I can also tell you that here in So Cal, in two weeks, I can take a brand new Gibson R9, and mellow the back from that deep cherry, to a much more mellow, browner, very vintage color. I don't need fifty years.

Wankfest? Like my friend David says, "Eventually your experience catches up with your opinions."

 

[ext1jdh]

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