Shellac and dye

[FoxGuy]

Has anyone used the wood dye to tint shellac to give a rusticated pipe a lighter coloed finish ? It has been something I have been pondering for a few days now and if so is there any good base lines for dye to shellac ratio to start from.And will you need more than one coat ( first coat dye shellac mix and top coat straight shellac )

thanks
Tony

[Vermont Freehand]

Yes, it works quite well, though I have only used it on other projects than pipes.

If you need any dye, I have a bunch of dye for sale in the for sale section, 40 colors, free samples

[flix]

You shouldn't need the second shellac coat, since the shellac is going to encapsulate the dye and seal the color in all at the same time. I will try this method in the near future to see if it works for me, too. Good idea!