storing "custom" fiebings concoctions

[JackSparrow]

Hello All,

this is my 1st post and i thank you all in advance for any advise.

well i was a good boy and took copious notes and wrote down

how many ounces of each color i used to make my own special shade of brown.

all fiebings dye.dark brown,green,yellow,black (not professional grade)and denatured alcohol.

now my question is.

do i have to use the batch right then and there or can i store it.

and will it remain the same color even after sitting for a couple of days/weeks?

also do i store it in a airtight Metal paint can or is an airtight plastic bottle better?

any help is appreciated,

Jack Sparrow

Edited November 10, 2008 by JackSparrow

[Hilly]

  JackSparrow said:

Hello All,

this is my 1st post and i thank you all in advance for any advise.

well i was a good boy and took copious notes and wrote down

how many ounces of each color i used to make my own special shade of brown.

all fiebings dye.dark brown,green,yellow,black (not professional grade)and denatured alcohol.

now my question is.

do i have to use the batch right then and there or can i store it.

and will it remain the same color even after sitting for a couple of days/weeks?

also do i store it in a airtight Metal paint can or is an airtight plastic bottle better?

any help is appreciated,

Jack Sparrow

Hi Jack. I'd store it in clean glass mason jars or baby food jars with tight lids. I'd also probably put a plastic baggie between the jar and the lid if you're worried about any reaction with the metal cover. I never worry about evaporation when it's sealed inside a container. Also probably wouldn't hurt to store it at room temp somewhere it won't get knocked over.

Just my opinion.

Hilly

[CitizenKate]

Art and craft stores have handy little plastic 4oz. cups with lids that seal them.

http://www.misterart.com/store/view/001/gr...torage-Cups.htm

Kate

[RandyScott]

Regarding baby food jars... years ago, when my kids were kids, the baby food jars had metal lids with the screw threads impressed into the rim of the lid.. when I fed my grandson recently I noticed the baby food jars now have a plastic liner that deforms when mating with the jar. I made an alcohol lamp from one and was dismayed when the lid popped off while the lamp was lit. The alcohol was denatured alcohol, the same used in spirit dyes. I am not sure if the alcohol or the heat caused the lid to pop off. The plastic had swollen which pushed the lid off the jar. Since you wish to store a dye, I suggest a more reliable container. A friend of mine uses old prescription or OTC drug containers, like the 200 count aspirin or vitamin bottles, to hold a small amount of dye for use at the dye table vs. trying to pour dye from a quart bottle when needed. I saw someone drop a quart of black pro oil dye once.... jeez... what a mess, and the language was atrocious too.