Alan L Carter
02-24-2011, 11:36 PM
My last post about dyed epoxy bleeding through resulted in several suggestions so I did a little experiment to see what would work. I turned some shallow slots in a maple blank and prepared them as follows, from close to center on out. 1- thin CA, 2- shellac, 3- lacquer, 4- nothing. I then filled one side of the blank with epoxy blackened with india ink and the other side with epoxy mixed with acrylic paint- red in this case.
The photos below show the results but I don't know if you can really see them or not. The india ink bled regardless of how I prepared the blank. The paint bled a just a little with the CA, a little more with shellac, not at all with the lacquer, and quite a bit with nothing.
Consequently, I'll use lacquer to seal the slot before I put in the epoxy with acrylic paint. Not too scientific but it works for me, since I use a lacquer finish anyway.184100 184101
The photos below show the results but I don't know if you can really see them or not. The india ink bled regardless of how I prepared the blank. The paint bled a just a little with the CA, a little more with shellac, not at all with the lacquer, and quite a bit with nothing.
Consequently, I'll use lacquer to seal the slot before I put in the epoxy with acrylic paint. Not too scientific but it works for me, since I use a lacquer finish anyway.184100 184101