I'm soon to be finishing a maple and sitka parlour. Yay! I read an article in FWW a while back on finishing maple first with water soluble aniline dye and then coat with amber shellac to achieve a bit of an aged look. I picked up a packet of amber dye from Lee Valley but have yet to play with it. The process is, dampen the wood, re sand and apply dye. I'm hoping someone might be able to share some knowledge on the something of this nature? I'll be top coating with nitro.
Also, if you do top coat with a tint, amber shellac or tinted nitro, what do you do if you burn through the finish to bare wood when you're buffing?
And while I'm on the subject of finishing, I use Becker Acroma lacquer on cabinets. This is the nicest product I've used yet. I use 25 degree sheen and it has an incredibly silky smooth feel to it. I've played Tru Oil necks and I think this would have an even nicer feel. Any reason why I wouldn't use it on a neck?
And the last time I was at the plant buying lacquer I let the tech guy sell me a gallon of Becker Acroma post cat high gloss. Apparently someone he knew uses it for musical instruments. Further questioning and it turned out buddy in the back re finished a guitar with it.

Has anyone had any experience with this product?
I know, I'm just full for questions this morning but man, you can sure make a science out of finishing. And some of the end results like we see here make it worth the time and effort.
Thanks For Your Help,
Danny