Rit dye on lams

[kennym]

Anybody used the synthetic rit liquid dye on lams?  I think the synthetic part means it can be used on nylon and stuff.

Have a fellow wanting stained curly maple on a blank...

[Crooked Stic]

Yes the newer liquid stuff works good. If need to lighten the color add denatured alcohol. I used aqua once hoping for blueish tint and under glass and glue it turned out green on curly maple. The black and brown will be about the same tho.

[Roy from Pa]

Ya may want to check it on a scrap piece first, which I'm sure you would.

I've found that different woods take on different colors using the same color of dye.

[kennym]

Thanks fellers, gonna make an extra veneer to test and glue two stained blocks up to test adhesion also.

[Roy from Pa]

Yup, yer on it Buckwheat:)

[kennym]

Figured I'd do the adhesion test first. Sanded with 60 like the lams will be and stained.


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[Roy from Pa]

Ifin ya mess up that curly maple and don't want it, ah well ya got my addy there, HINT:)

[Flem]

Never dyed wood with Ritz's myself. That looks pretty good  from here, not blotchy. If you want to control the depth of color or if it does get blotchy, you could put a very thin sealer coat on first. Sorry if I am stating something you already know.

[Pat B]

Is the Rit dye carried with water? Does it raise the grain?

[Crooked Stic]

Folks I have used Rit for stain a half of gazillion times It will be fine. But to be sure of the final color a test strip with glue and glass might be good. I have found that 60 grit will lines under glue and glass. especialy on Aboo so 80 grit may be better for veneers.

[Crooked Stic]

Me either with Ritz but they good with cheese 

[Roy from Pa]

I looked up Ritz dye..

Webpage came up with,,, Ya Dummy:)

[monterey]

If it's for veneers, you might want to look at a water/ferric nitrate solution.  It really makes curly maple pop.

I have some of the crystals and can send you some if you want to try it.

[Flem]

Thats rich coming from you guy's, with your homespun vernacular and sentence structure.

[kennym]

I'm good I think Mike, thanks tho...

homespun vernacular >>>-----------^-------->  I'm gonna have to look that up!

[Roy from Pa]

Send Eric Krewson a pm. He uses what Mike just mentioned.

Think he does it on curly maple.

[kennym]

Sent the customer a pic and he likes it...

3 parts denatured alcohol and one part rut chocolate brown


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[kennym]

Got a scrap of glass glued over it now waiting for glue to set up

[skeaterbait]

I tried some black on curly maple and found out I need to sand it much finer grit. All I could really see where the sanding lines.

[Fishinglink]

Looks good Kenny.


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