FU Aniline Dye - was Anoline Dye Disaster
Hi all,
Just a follow up on my previous Ano(i)line Dye Disaster post. Thanks to the always excellent advice from the Wreck, the project is not a complete disaster anymore. I was able to rework the dye job and this time it came out pretty good. As recommended, I ordered Bob Flexiner's book on Understanding Finishes. This is a very nicely presented, informative book. In it said that dyes can be removed by using bleach, as someone had recommended here. I got me a spray bottle and filled it with plain old Clorox. I took the pieces outside (to minimize toxic fumes as someone warned) and started spraying. What a miracle. The dye just magically disappeared. The wood was a bit yellow and I did raise the grain a bit but considering the mess I started with, it looked great. Next after sanding everything again, I thinned the dye in half; 2 quarts water to 1 ounce dye (somehow I thought I had read originally 1 quart water to one ounce dye). I used a rag instead of a sponge brush. The results were much much better. Thanks to everyone who contributed their encouraging recommendations for this very frustrating project. Gary in Virginia |
Gary wrote:
Hi all, Just a follow up on my previous Ano(i)line Dye Disaster post. =20 Thanks to the always excellent advice from the Wreck, the project is no= t a=20 complete disaster anymore. I was able to rework the dye job and this t= ime=20 it came out pretty good. As recommended, I ordered Bob Flexiner's book= on=20 Understanding Finishes. This is a very nicely presented, informative b= ook.=20 In it said that dyes can be removed by using bleach, as someone had=20 recommended here. I got me a spray bottle and filled it with plain old= =20 Clorox. I took the pieces outside (to minimize toxic fumes as someone = warned) and started spraying. What a miracle. The dye just magically = disappeared. The wood was a bit yellow and I did raise the grain a bit= but=20 considering the mess I started with, it looked great. Next after sandi= ng=20 everything again, I thinned the dye in half; 2 quarts water to 1 ounce = dye=20 (somehow I thought I had read originally 1 quart water to one ounce dye= ).=20 I used a rag instead of a sponge brush. The results were much much bet= ter. =20 Thanks to everyone who contributed their encouraging recommendations fo= r=20 this very frustrating project. =20 Gary in Virginia =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 Whew -- fooled them again -- as we used to say. Glad it worked out. Read that book from cover to cover -- a few times -- then do a bit more=20 research. It will save many projects... I have been using aniline dye with oak, cherry and pine -- so far so good= =2E --=20 Will R. Jewel Boxes and Wood Art http://woodwork.pmccl.com The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20 who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw |
On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:02:15 -0500, the blithe spirit Australopithecus
scobis clearly indicated: On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:04:21 -0400, WillR wrote: Read that book from cover to cover -- a few times -- then do a bit more research. It will save many projects... Flexner fans take note: he's done a new edition, published 2005. I read the library's copy of the first edition, cover to cover, several times. Finally bought my own copy this week. I pray he doesn't reuse the old pictures. Gawd, what photography in the old one... "Now entering freeway, which is already in progress..." ------------------------------- Iguana: The other green meat! ------------------------------- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development |
Larry Jaques wrote in
: On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:02:15 -0500, the blithe spirit Australopithecus scobis clearly indicated: On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:04:21 -0400, WillR wrote: Read that book from cover to cover -- a few times -- then do a bit more research. It will save many projects... Flexner fans take note: he's done a new edition, published 2005. I read the library's copy of the first edition, cover to cover, several times. Finally bought my own copy this week. I pray he doesn't reuse the old pictures. Gawd, what photography in the old one... "Now entering freeway, which is already in progress..." The new one is rather nicely done - quite professionally. And a bargain at the $20 or so cover price. It's saved me that in screwups already, and I own and have read a few other finishing books. Patriarch, cleaning out the shop this week, and taking yellow cans to the recycling center... |
On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:17:40 -0500, the blithe spirit Patriarch
clearly indicated: Flexner's finishing book The new one is rather nicely done - quite professionally. And a bargain at the $20 or so cover price. It's saved me that in screwups already, and I own and have read a few other finishing books. That's good. My favorite (by a margin of 3:1) has always been Jeff Jewitt's "Hand Applied Finishes.", then Flexner, then Dresdner. cleaning out the shop this week, and taking yellow cans to the recycling center... I need to do a cleanup before any more projects, too. ------------------------------------------------------------- give me The Luxuries Of Life * http://www.diversify.com i can live without the necessities * 2 Tee collections online ------------------------------------------------------------- |
Patriarch wrote:
Larry Jaques wrote in=20 : =20 =20 On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 19:02:15 -0500, the blithe spirit Australopithecus scobis clearly indicated: On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:04:21 -0400, WillR wrote: Read that book from cover to cover -- a few times -- then do a bit mo= re research. It will save many projects... Flexner fans take note: he's done a new edition, published 2005. I rea= d the library's copy of the first edition, cover to cover, several times= =2E Finally bought my own copy this week.=20 I pray he doesn't reuse the old pictures. Gawd, what photography in the old one... "Now entering freeway, which is already in progress..." =20 =20 The new one is rather nicely done - quite professionally. And a bargai= n at=20 the $20 or so cover price. =20 It's saved me that in screwups already, and I own and have read a few o= ther=20 finishing books. had a look at Lee Valley this noon. Think it is worth the money. I was = going to get it -- but I thought an excuse to visit next week or this=20 weekend and I can get more... Lee Valley -- Toys for boys with grey beards... =20 Patriarch, cleaning out the shop this week, and taking yellow cans to the recyclin= g=20 center... --=20 Will R. Jewel Boxes and Wood Art http://woodwork.pmccl.com The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those=20 who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw |
WillR wrote:
Lee Valley -- Toys for boys with grey beards... Patriarch, cleaning out the shop this week, and taking yellow cans to the recycling center... or clean shaven... Dave |
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