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Post: RE: aniline dye question
Roly Wrote: (11-05-2017, 08:48 PM) -- You might try adding the transtint to the finish to make a toner.   I have a feeling this is more what you are looking for.   Roly -- Oh!  That I hadn't though...
 Ben Conner Finishing 13 11,027 11-06-2017, 09:40 PM
  0 Thread: aniline dye question
Post: RE: aniline dye question
jteneyck Wrote: (11-05-2017, 01:30 PM) -- That's curious.  I've never heard anyone say dye hid the grain.  Are you basing that conclusion after looking at it only after the dye has dried?  That's a c...
 Ben Conner Finishing 13 11,027 11-05-2017, 02:28 PM
  0 Thread: aniline dye question
Post: RE: aniline dye question
I had tried 5 drops but it was too dark; hid the grain pattern.  I'll try using a mix of water/DNA and see how that goes.  Since I haven't worked with aniline dyes before, I did a bunch of tests w...
 Ben Conner Finishing 13 11,027 11-05-2017, 11:29 AM
  0 Thread: aniline dye question
Post: RE: aniline dye question
Roly Wrote: (11-04-2017, 09:23 PM) -- Did you try mixing with water and apply with a wet sponge.   Always try on a sample like you did, never on the project.   Some aniline dyes require some water to...
 Ben Conner Finishing 13 11,027 11-05-2017, 09:34 AM
  0 Thread: aniline dye question
Post: aniline dye question
Hi, I'm making a custom stain for soft maple treads on a stairway.  I decided to try aniline dyes in alcohol to keep from drowning out the grain pattern. On one of the test pieces, I'm seeing so...
 Ben Conner Finishing 13 11,027 11-04-2017, 05:50 PM

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