![]() Klein Strip has a "new" environmentally green denatured alcohol that is about 90% ethanol and less than 5% methanol. and besides being very toxic I feel like it is less satisfactory as a diluent for dyes. Most denatured alcohol now being sold is about 60% or more methanol and 40% or less ethanol. Some of my bottles contain a mixture of dyes to produce special colors such as blue and red to get purple. I have some eight ounce bottles that I fill with denatured alcohol and then count the number of drops of TransTint that I add. Even when I don't get orange peel, it's always something that requires me to level and polish the finish I have a spray rig, but I never have enough stuff to spray to justify using it. Novus 2 is a polish that is used by pen turners and others who turn cast resins or use CA as a finish. You can get wood to an almost paper white color by doing this. When dyeing with vivid colors, it is best to first bleach the wood with a two part sodium hydroxide / hydrogen peroxide bleach and then allow the wood to completely dry before proceeding. Note also that the color of the wood will alter the dye color and even very light wood like maple is still very yellowish. I lightly sand with 600 grit between layers of dye. I use alcohol and then burn off the alcohol using a charcoal lighter. I do not use water to dilute the dye because of grain raising problems and extremely long time to dry sufficiently to apply the topcoat. The other ingredient is lots of elbow grease. The final step is to polish with Novus 2 applied with a cotton ball. ![]() Finally, I level the surface to remove orange peel and other imperfections using Micromesh going all the way up to 12,000 grit. The lacquer should be applied in multiple very light coats and allowing the finish to dry completely between coats. Before applying the topcoat the dyed surface should be sanded to 600 grit and then cleaned with compressed air and/or a shop vac to remove all dust. Before doing any dyeing the surface must be absolutely smooth and sanded to 400 grit because even the slightest surface imperfection is going to show up in all of it's glory in a high gloss finish. The lacquer topcoat isn't going to look good without a lot of preliminary preparation as well as work after the finish has cured. I have done quite a bit of dyeing and my favorite topcoat is Deft gloss lacquer. Applying an oil based varnish over over blue for example will turn it green and in general will make any color appear to be a bit drab. ![]() If you aren't familiar with the artists color wheel when it comes to blending colors, it would be very useful to get a color wheel or read some texts on the science of color. HOWEVER, you need to recognize that those type of finishes are in many respects just like applying amber dye over the top of your other dyes. The same is true for Minwax Antique Oil Finish and similar other products. Since Danish oil is really a polyurethane/linseed oil blend it can be used over dye.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |