This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Sarah, What is it you are trying to refinish? Terry Farrell First, you seem to be worried about fading quite a bit.... is this = because the finished pieces will be exposed to direct sunlight on a = regular basis? If this IS the case, I think your options certainly = become very limited, very quickly. If instead these finished pieces will live a somewhat normal indoor = life, my first impulse would be to use black Transtint Dyes, a metallic = dye that is very lightfast and extremely easy to use. You buy it super = concentrated, and can dissolve it in practically anything - water, = alcohol, lacquer thinner, mineral spirits(I think), etc... I would be = inclined to play around with the solution strength until I got the = proper balance of color/transparency, which should be simple enough, = then spray or wipe a water-based finish on to achieve the build and = lustre you are seeking. =20 Transtint Dyes are available at wood hobby shops, and in my area = (central Ohio) they can be found at Woodcraft and Rockler (who just = merged with Wood Werks Supply). They can also be ordered directly from = Homestead Finishing. One way to go... Mark Potter Sarah Fox <sarah@graphic-fusion.com> wrote: Dear wood finishing gurus, I'm hoping y'all can give me a bit of advice. I am wanting to use a = tight-grained wood, such as poplar, and placing a thin, black, satin = finish on it that shows the grain. I'll be doing a lot of this work, so = it would be great to avoid highly volatile lacquers and such, insofar as = possible. A local paint products manufacturer suggested an acrylic = paint which I tried (skeptically). As carefully as I apply it, it is = still appears just a bit too "paint-ish." Another tech on this list once suggested using black shoe dye on = wood (for touching up the keysticks on the sharps), but I'm leary of = dyes, considering the possibility that they might fade. (Of course = paint will do that too.) Even so, one likely solution might be to dye = the wood black and then use a wipe-on clear finish of some sort = (water-based polyacrylic?), to achieve the right luster. Potential = problems include the dye absorbing deeper into the wood over time, = leaving a lighter color and, as I said, a fading of the dye from light = exposure. Another possibility might be using India ink to color the wood. = India ink is pigment (soot/carbon) based and is probably therefore more = immune to fade. Unfortunately it's also rather expensive. Do any of you know of a pigment-based colorant, perhaps = carbon-based? Have any of you made such a substance? Any thoughts? Suggestions? Favorite products? Thanks for your advice!! Peace, Sarah PS The table saw and the dado set are working great. I'm really = putting together a nice looking product, after a lot of trial and error. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ea/b5/5e/40/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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