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Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
By:dave g
Date: 5/10/2012, 7:11 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye? (Mike Bielski)

: In either case, spending an entire day custom mixing dye and
: testing the color under the old amber West 207 only to have it
: be green when I glassed it was quite a disappointment.

: m

Fair enough. Volan sized glass is usually softer and drapes easier, where as silan is usually stiffer for the same glass but wets out without the "green hue". Silan is said to provide a stronger bond on a chemical level but that is relative when you consider all the variables in the prep work.

Dave g

Messages In This Thread

Material: Nick's Red Dye?
Damian Wentzel -- 5/8/2012, 8:44 pm
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
chris -- 5/9/2012, 8:51 am
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/9/2012, 9:45 am
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
Paul Sylvester -- 5/9/2012, 7:38 pm
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye? *PIC*
Glenn -- 5/9/2012, 10:02 am
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye? *PIC*
Oliver Bloch -- 5/9/2012, 2:44 pm
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
Mike Bielski -- 5/10/2012, 4:33 am
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
Damian -- 5/10/2012, 8:44 am
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
dave g -- 5/10/2012, 9:22 am
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
Mike Bielski -- 5/10/2012, 12:50 pm
Re: Material: Nick's Red Dye?
dave g -- 5/10/2012, 7:11 pm