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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 |
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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 |
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