so first off this is a project i am trying on a mandolin kit you can buy as a kit and put together and finish yourself. i will say i dont have a sprayer or air gun or anything like that. the mandolin is just bare wood and what i want just one solid color like a dark brown or something maybe like a weber finish or something i dont want a shiny gloss finish...so with that info, my plan as of now is to buy leather dye in yellow and brown and cover the mandolin in yellow first, then brown and use denatured alchehol to blend till i come up with a color i seem to like, i have heard of people putting an oil on over the dye like tru oil or tung oil. ive seen this done on necks before but not the whole instrument so i wonder if anyone knows anything about that...im concerned maybe the dye will immediatly rub off on the skin or something like that. if it wears easier with time i get that bc its not got the hard protection but thats ok with me bc it just gives character to me but how will the sound be affected compared to a hard finish and will it rub off on the skin and transfer to my couch or anything it touches...any help at all would be awesome and greatly appriciated. its my first time doing anything like this so any help or suggestions are greatly appriciated. thank you.
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