I like lacquer as a finish and was wondering what dyes work well with it. I especially want to create a small batch of black lacquer. All help is much appreciated.
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Dyes for lacquer?
- Thread starter Charlie Harley
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Steve Worcester
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Are we talking a shading lacquer?
What is the end result of the lacquer?
Pick one
Transparent
Semi-Opaque
Black
If transparent, I have used Behlens to tint it.
What is the end result of the lacquer?
Pick one
Transparent
Semi-Opaque
Black
If transparent, I have used Behlens to tint it.
Go to Jeff Jewitt's site http://www.homesteadfinishing.com/
You can click on the menu for colorants and you can go to his general finishing forum to post your question. I use his TransTint dyes often for both tinting and glazing in a finishing program
Tinted lacquer
At my local Paint Mart, I bought 2 oz. containers of the primary colors plus black and brown by "Rudd". These I mix with Deft, and usually just "wing it"
regarding the amount of dye/lacquer ratios. Building coats and visualizing what 'many' more coats will look like, I add a little more red to the brown, or a little more black to the brown, yellow to the red etc.
The light that you use is critical to achieve the desired effect. Under flourescents the colors are dramatically different than under quartz halogen, and different still from outdoor ambient light.
The piece shown here is Myrtle. Four sessions of 3 coats each with sanding to 800 between sessions created a stunning effect to an otherwise plain-jane wood.
At my local Paint Mart, I bought 2 oz. containers of the primary colors plus black and brown by "Rudd". These I mix with Deft, and usually just "wing it"
regarding the amount of dye/lacquer ratios. Building coats and visualizing what 'many' more coats will look like, I add a little more red to the brown, or a little more black to the brown, yellow to the red etc.
The light that you use is critical to achieve the desired effect. Under flourescents the colors are dramatically different than under quartz halogen, and different still from outdoor ambient light.
The piece shown here is Myrtle. Four sessions of 3 coats each with sanding to 800 between sessions created a stunning effect to an otherwise plain-jane wood.
