Noah Wagener
08-21-2013, 8:34 PM
i was wondering if using water dyes is not recommended on planed wood? The bottle I have suggests wetting the wood prior to application and then sanding lightly. It seems to me that this would mar the finish of finely planed wood. Would oil or alcohol soluble aniline dyes be a way around this issue? What type of oil does one use? I think I read somewhere mineral spirits. Citrus solvent is touted as a replacement in most applications for mineral spirits. I wonder if oil soluble aniline dye would dissolve in it as well? The cat doesn't care for turpentine and i think mineral spirits would make him batty as well.
What is the solvent for walnut hulls and Van Dyke crystals?
If using water dyes is there a particular washcoat? I thought they were supposed to give a more uniform appearance but i get blotchiness with them. Do darker spots happen because the grain has turned up into the face effectively being endgrain? I ended up just leaving the dye in puddles on the wood and it eventually soaked in and evened out the color somewhat but that seems a real cro-magnon method. (Where's the cro-magnon haven? For aspiring neandertals. How did Neanderthals ever make as there doesn't appear to be any females?)
What is the solvent for walnut hulls and Van Dyke crystals?
If using water dyes is there a particular washcoat? I thought they were supposed to give a more uniform appearance but i get blotchiness with them. Do darker spots happen because the grain has turned up into the face effectively being endgrain? I ended up just leaving the dye in puddles on the wood and it eventually soaked in and evened out the color somewhat but that seems a real cro-magnon method. (Where's the cro-magnon haven? For aspiring neandertals. How did Neanderthals ever make as there doesn't appear to be any females?)