Well, there is a "pickled" stain available, and it is like a pastel, in many colors. You could look into one of those. There are some cool-ish combinations that could be green, blue, pink-ish, a number of wood tones. "Ace is the place...."
Not too sure about pastels.....I'm thinking maybe a dark kelley green or maybe an almond color that would be close to natural maple's color...
Any ideas?
You can try wood bleach. Not sure of the brand name, I used it on a maple table that I restored years ago. Worked pretty good, I wanted this table as light as I could get it.
You can try wood bleach. Not sure of the brand name, I used it on a maple table that I restored years ago. Worked pretty good, I wanted this table as light as I could get it.
I thought of this, but all the bleach will do is lighten the color of the wood, not remove the blue staining in the wood's grain. Stripper won't do anything more, I've tried.....it looks like either I have to keep sanding it away or paint over it....
I would try it in a small area. The table I restored had a dark stain which was in the pores and I got it pretty light. Give it a try before you start sanding your life away!
I found a color in a satin finish that contrasts well that I think I can live with. Its a rustoleum color called nutmeg....putting a couple of light coats on it now....I bought some satin hunter green too in case I don't like it after its all together.....I figure either color should contrast well with the finished shell.
Figured I'd post some pics of the finished shell. I didn't fill any holes, I left them be on purpose....they are so small anyway that you wouldn't notice them right away. Well after a light sanding and 9 coats of clear satin lacquer and lots of time polishing up the nickle plated hardware, these are the partial results.......once I get the heads, finish painting the hoops and get a snare butt I'll be able to do a final assembly and post more pics.
I love that mahogany!!! The nickel looks awesome as well. I am really digging the nickel hardware on this 24" kick I am messing with.
I love that mahogany!!! The nickel looks awesome as well. I am really digging the nickel hardware on this 24" kick I am messing with.
Thanks...I love it too. After ALL the paint was off I couldn'tbear to cover it up again....I just wish I could've made the maple pop as well as the mahogany. The blue was just too far into the wood. I'm starting to think that it may have been a solid house stain instead of paint! Well....I bit the bullet and painted the hoops a light beige color called nutmeg. They look pretty good and contrast well with the mahogany. I only gave them a couple of light coats so you can still see the grain of the wood (I didn't bury them in paint like the previous owners did!)....not quite a natural maple but as close as I could get without purchasing new hoops or sanding FOREVER...LoLoLoLo
Thought I'd share a few more pics. The drum is nearly done. I need to fabricate a snare anchor/butt for the silkwound snares and fit them, then it'll be done!
L-D,, I've got one thing to say!! Bowing
