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Tea\coffee staining, question.
Hi all! I wanted to try staining a project with tea, coffee or maybe
kool-aid( No, I'm not kidding) I don't want to use water as the thinner, as that will raise the grain, so i was wondering if mixing them with mineral spirits or laquer thinner or naptha, etc. will cause an adverse reaction. I can experiment with different thinners but I'd like to NOT blow anything up (like me). Thanks for your help. -- Have A Great Day! CHARLIE NEWTON |
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"ROCKHEAD" wrote in message
news:8yiDd.4$7b.2@trndny04... Hi all! I wanted to try staining a project with tea, coffee or maybe kool-aid( No, I'm not kidding) I don't want to use water as the thinner, as that will raise the grain, so i was wondering if mixing them with mineral spirits or laquer thinner or naptha, etc. will cause an adverse reaction. I can experiment with different thinners but I'd like to NOT blow anything up (like me). Thanks for your help. Try a polar solvent like alcohol for water-soluble powders. Non-polar may not dissolve 'em. Will still raise the grain a tad, though. |
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"ROCKHEAD" wrote in message news:8yiDd.4$7b.2@trndny04... Hi all! I wanted to try staining a project with tea, coffee or maybe kool-aid( No, I'm not kidding) If you want to use kool-aid, the other stuff in the mixture like artificial flavor will do nothing for your stain. Why not just go to an art store and get the raw pigment or an oil paint and then thin it with a little terpintine or linseed oil to the color and density you want. -- Roger Shoaf About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then they come up with this striped stuff. |
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