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Re: Dye
By:Dave Houser
Date: 5/12/2000, 3:25 pm
In Response To: To stain or not to stain (Bill H.)

Use a water based dye after all sanding. See:

http://www.greenval.com/FAQstaining.html

For aniline dyes see:

http://shop.woodcraft.com/woodcraft/product_family.asp?family%5Fid=760

This works if you want to color the whole hull because it can't be sharply masked and pieces cannot be dyed before final sanding (the color does not penetrate enough).

Messages In This Thread

To stain or not to stain
Bill H. -- 5/12/2000, 12:02 pm
Re: To stain or not to stain
Eric -- 5/12/2000, 10:24 pm
Re: Dye
Dave Houser -- 5/12/2000, 3:25 pm