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I used something called HDX spray adhesive, and she went on solid as a rock. As you laid the veneer down, you couldn't budge it a millimeter after it made contact. No bleed...

This was beyond repair--especially since I started tearing it up. Later today, I'm sanding back to raw face again.

I have another piece of bird's eye, and an alternate plan.

I'm going to glue...

I just used a heavy piece of tempered glass and weighed it down big time.

Long vertical bubbles running half the length of the guitar. Like 7 or 8 little mountain ranges.

An effin disaster. The crap bubbled up like crazy. Total garbage. Total waste of time.

Yeah--I saw the ironing technique this morning.

So you glue both sides, but the DANGER is, glue coming through the veneer.

And this ain't something you can test on a scrap piece!!!

I'm...

This is gonna be scary. Maybe I should apply a super thin layer of glue to the veneer too.

Yep.

20 minutes curing time helped tons. I'm now trying 25.

We have a problem, Houston:

My Titebond Veneer Glue arrived today, and I have 6 small pieces of BE cut as testing samples (like 3x5) to glue to a piece of unfinished pine.

Well damn, did that...

Thanks, Mark. But for my first attempt, I would be afraid to try a sunburst!

I only realized this morning I had two threads about it!

However, there are members here who wouldn't go near the musical instruments forum, so it's not THAT ridiculous to post it in two places.
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So no speculiar precautions using the Buffcote? I'll check it out online.

Right now, I'm sitting and waiting to be measured for a brace for my fractured knee.

i think I'll call this guitar The...

Thanks for the tip on gluing it to a substrate. Didn't think of that.

So 3 more questions based on the video Julie linked.

1) He used Naphtha after applying the the first coat of light dye (I...

I ordered TransFast Honey Maple and Extra Dark Mahogany.

The rinse and repeat confuses me:

Should I do two coats of the Mahogany, sanding in between, to see if that's the color I want? And then...

I ordered TransFast Honey Maple and Extra Dark Walnut. And I'm waiting for my Titebond Cold Press Veneer glue to arrive as well.

Weird, but this glue didn't come up online as available in-store...

Well, the Titebond Cold Press Veneer glue is on its way from Wally World, as is Honey Maple and Extra Dark Walnut TransFix from Homestead Finishing.

Let the games begin.

Okay, so page one here has their honey maple.

http://homesteadfinishingproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/transfast_rev2-2014.pdf

Buy that, and buy a dark brown.

Apply dark brown, sand...

When I say honey maple, I just mean a honey color really. Don't know how to describe it, so let me look at the TransFast color samples and post the link here.

Stan, I know. I've watched more YouTube videos than I care to admit.

The acronym TMI applies here, and yet there's not a single one covering thin veneer.

I want a darker honey maple color, with...

That video is awesome.

Julie (and other)...

Thanks for hanging in there with me. It is VERY appreciated!

So couldn't I consider, for now, getting just one medium to dark brown TransFast, or TransTint, and mixing...

Rockier is only showing 17 available TransFast, but there are 34 shown here:

http://homesteadfinishingproducts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/transfast_rev2-2014.pdf

Thanks, Scott. That's what I was thinking too:

I'll buy one Transfast color that's near what I want, and adjust. And I'll buy the black.

Now that I understand the concept that you can mix and...

Thanks for the links.

So do people usually apply their black first, or it doesn't matter?

I'd like more of a honey color, not too light, with the black.

How about this stuff?

http://www.kedadyeinc.com/index.php