black / dress finish
black / dress finish
Anyone have a process for achiving a glossy, black finish ala Dunhill's "dress" finish?
Is this possible with aniline dyes, or what should be used?
Thanks in advance for any info.
-Scott
Is this possible with aniline dyes, or what should be used?
Thanks in advance for any info.
-Scott
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Not exactly like it, but this pipe:
has a nearly solid finish. It's black over a very red understain and slightly sanded back to reveal the red. Unusual, admitedly, and the first time I tried such a thing.
However, to answer your question, a black leather dye will give you a *solid* black color. It will be necessary to apply multiple coats to be sure it really penetrates though.
has a nearly solid finish. It's black over a very red understain and slightly sanded back to reveal the red. Unusual, admitedly, and the first time I tried such a thing.
However, to answer your question, a black leather dye will give you a *solid* black color. It will be necessary to apply multiple coats to be sure it really penetrates though.
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Laboratory stain is unavailable to the public in most nations. As far as I know, Denmark is the only European nation permitting its sale to non-licensed individuals.random wrote: The way magic marker stinks when you uncap it, I'd be concerned about toxicity issues.
I keep hearing about "laboratory stain" but never hear of any sources for it, it is unavailable or a secret?
Marker does stink, but you don't taste the outside of the briar. That is unless you approach your pipe like you would a tootsie pop. My understanding is that some of the biggest of the big dogs use marker as their undercoat.
JG
I've tried a mixture of black alcohol based dye with shellac and even with a dozen of coats it's not perfectly black... Some structure of wood will evertime shine through again! The problem seems to be, that this mixture will not permeate enough into the briar and the coating that is left on the briar will disapear very soon or the pipe will bleed color after waxing!Pooka wrote:Here's a possible. I think I'll try it. Dye your shellac. Might work.
Rob
I think, yu must fix the color anyway, but I don't know, how to manage this. Has anyone another idea?
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kurt ..when you talk about flame ..are you saying to lightly singe the wood and what does this do?? this newbie wants to learn more...thanks bugsy
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I remember some black lacquer spray hidden somewhere in my basement. Used it once on the motor of my motorbike. It even is heat resistant up to 600 deg (Celsius)!KurtHuhn wrote:Mus be some sort of lacquer. snip…
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Re: kurt-flame
If you heat the wood, the pores open up and allow deeper penetration of stain. Also, it dries teh surface quite a bit, and when you apply the stain, it will get sucked right in. That's one method (flame before stain).bugsy wrote:kurt ..when you talk about flame ..are you saying to lightly singe the wood and what does this do?? this newbie wants to learn more...thanks bugsy
There's another method which is the opposite (stain before flame) where you liberally apply your stain, then you set the thing on fire to drive the stain further into the wood. It's a very dramatic process, and scares the crap out of your wife when she visits the workshop.