KE6WNH

I made a pair of hexagonal sifter frames and color-coded them by tinting one red and the other blue, but I used Dykem Steel Red and Steel Blue for this, and they worked fine (brush marks are eliminated by wiping the work with an alcohol-soaked rag before varnishing), but they're really for scratching designs onto metal with a scriber.

All sorts of brown, reddish, and other more or less natural shades of wood stain are available anywhere, but I'm looking for wood stains in every color of the rainbow. Woodcraft.com sells Mixol and Behlen color stains, but the Mixols are expensive and the Behlen Solar-Lux color stains only come in black, red, blue, and yellow. A few years back, there were these Chestnut stains which Craft Supplies USA imported from the UK.

What I'm looking for are stains which are easy to use for mixing colors like grass green, magenta, orange, purple, etc. Anyone know where these are available at a decent price?

Daren

The grocery store/Wal-Mart...RIT clothes dye. It works great on wood and is cheap. RIT: COLOR CHART

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KE6WNH

Yeah, but is Rit dye lightfast?

Daren

Use a good finish for insurance like a UV protective Spar varnish

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jerry

The water borne dyes are the most color fast of all the normally available dyes. The UV protection in finishes is to protect the finish(and indirectly the wood) and begins to be used up very quickly, most are completely gone in 6-12 months. The Sun like water always wins in the long run.

Regards

Jerry

toddj99

here's where i get the transtint dye i use:

Exotic Wood Veneer, Vacuum Press Systems, Vacuum Bags, Veneering Tools and Veneering Supplies

it's easy to use and can be strengthened or weakened as needed. I mix mine with distilled water. i buy it from veneer supplies as it's the cheapest place i can find to buy it.