220grit writes:

Hi, I'm making some varnished rope bins for a sailboat deck out of
purple heart and mahogany.
The ph looks fabulous when I get it but after I sand out the planing
marks and mill it the purple color fades to kind of a dirty gray. What
am I doing wrong? Heat from the orbital sander? Is there a way to
restore the color? I'm kind of new to this. Thank you for your time.

Wait. The Purpleheart is not purple inside, it becomes so when exposed
to light, so after milling you expose fresh, unpurpled wood.
After a few days it should be fine.

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