Heritage Cherry?

[mike.pck]

Hey,

my SG just recently received some devastating damage after my band played a house party and I've had to replace some of the wood in the body. I am having a tough time finding the manufacturer of the Heritage Cherry stain that matches my SG. Does any one have any insight on how I might go about matching the stain? It would be much appreciated. Cheers!

 

Mike.

[ALFA ROMEO CORSE]

I think it' s Dupont de Nemours this is a french company

[Lungimsam]

Got any pica of the damage? Just curious to see what happened.

[stein]

The stains used in manufacturing is bought in bulk and it is sometimes hard to get either the user of the stain to tell you what it is, or hard to get the manufacturer of the stain to give small amounts.

 

But, I say this because that might be barking up the wrong tree. Even if you had the same stain, the color will end up different because the color and density of the wood is different. So, same color stain on 2 different woods=2 different colors.

 

The best way to match a color is to get a blank of the wood you are staining that is the same and stain areas with different stains to see which matches the closest. You will have to spray the finish coat on the sample as well so you can see what the actual color is going to be when it is done.

 

It is easier than it sounds. You just get your chunk of wood big enough to try as many colors as you think you need to try, stain the piece at the same time with the different samples of stain, put the finish on it, and you have your match, and the one that matches is your match.

[BigKahune]

.... The best way to match a color is to get a blank of the wood you are staining that is the same and stain areas with different stains to see which matches the closest. You will have to spray the finish coat on the sample as well so you can see what the actual color is going to be when it is done. It is easier than it sounds. You just get your chunk of wood big enough to try as many colors as you think you need to try, stain the piece at the same time with the different samples of stain, put the finish on it, and you have your match, and the one that matches is your match.

 

+1

 

 

What the heck happened? Sounds brutal. Flying knives and hatchets? Chainsaw?

[pete c]

i think your going to have to mix different shades to match, i dont think your going to just be able to buy a can of stain to match. or you might be able to talk gibson into selling or giving you enough to do the repair.

 

also when buying big batches the color can vary a little from batch to batch.

[Geff]

Also, as discussed at length on this forum, the colour varies wildly from a nice deep red to a strange orange on original guitars. I would think your best bet is to completely strip and refinish the guitar. that way if the colour is a hbit off, only you will know as it will at least be the same all over.

[RMosack]

+1 to those saying that the wood under the stain matters.

 

The Guitar ReRanch sells a Heritage Cherry spray for D-I-Yers. On maple, you end up with that bright cherry red we are all used to on an ES-335. On a darker chunk of mahogany, you get that classic red everyone has seen a million times on SG or the back of Les Pauls.