"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
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"Leon" wrote: Vivid purple turned brown when turning and sanding a
pen..... what kind of
acid are you using to bring back the pruple?
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Purple heart is brown when it's cut or turned, but the color returns to
the surface on exposure to air. Exposure of the purple surface to
sunlight will turn it to an ugly brown.

I don't buy it.. LOL... This pen is 1 year old now and some 10 year old
purple heart candle holders I made still have the same brown spots.