How to turn a Rosewood board dark like Ebony?

[kramersteen]

Re: How to turn a Rosewood board dark like Ebony?

ace. a helpful hint i came across the other day on youtube. dude was dying a rosewood fretboard. to prevent the dye seeping through the masked off sides, he hung the neck with the fretboard facing the floor, and then applied the dye on it with a brush thingy/oversized Q-tip lookin thing.

Gravity prevents the dye from running down the sides of the fretboard or onto the maple neck itself.

If i tried that it would run down my face haha. I am such a messy guy.

 

[LesStrat]

Re: How to turn a Rosewood board dark like Ebony?

Kiwi Polish. Use Parade Gloss if you want it to shine.














Of course if you don't buff it out well it'll probably stain your fingers when you play.

 

[Brian Griffin]

Re: How to turn a Rosewood board dark like Ebony?

I know sculpture artists in Bali use shoe polish compound diluted in benzine to color their wood carvings dark.

 

[Ayrton]

Re: How to turn a Rosewood board dark like Ebony?

I like that Marker idea too….how will that work around inlays?

Very well...easy to control, and wipes off easily if you get any on the inlay. You won't get Rosewood jet black with it, but it does improve a washed out board.