What is your favorite dye?

[Carl Crout]

What brand of dye's do you like? Do you use powder or liquid?

Do they fade in the sun?

Thanks

[James Phillips]

I like TransTint

[Larry Fox]

Yep - same here. TransTint.

[Grant Wilkinson]

I like either aniline powder, mixed with distilled water or ngr dyes.

[John Mihich]

I have used trans tint a lot but just try SolarLux for a Hickory project. I now have a favorite dye. It went on nice, dried much faster, and did not raised the grain. I will continue to use it on smaller pieces. For larger pieces I think the water bases trans tint is easier to use.

[Rich Rice]

I have used trans tint a lot but just try SolarLux for a Hickory project. I now have a favorite dye. It went on nice, dried much faster, and did not raised the grain. I will continue to use it on smaller pieces. For larger pieces I think the water bases trans tint is easier to use.

I like the Trans Tint, but seldom use it with water. I usually tint alcohol, as it dries faster and doesn't raise the grain as much. A nice trick is to dampen the end grain (sparingly) with a slightly damp rag after sanding to open up the pores prior to dying. The dye has a nicer color if the pores are open. Follow the dye with a Deft sanding sealer or a Behlen Qualalacq sanding sealer, then topcoat with Qualalacq nitrocellulose. Once the project has cured for several weeks, it can be wetsanded and buffed to a rich, deep shine. Very nice stuff to work with. Be sure to have adequate ventilation, and follow safety precautions- but boy is the finish cool when you're done. :cool:

[julie Graf]

SolarLux rocks.

easy to use - use the retarder - makes it easier to apply, no lines. great color, still looks like wood.

mohawk is supposed to be nice too.