Members bvc79 Posted December 14, 2017 Members Report Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) I am a complete and total newbie. I dyed some coasters, and all of the colors turned out way darker than expected. I used fiebings dye prep, mocassin dye, and dark brown. The moccassin looks very dark brown, and the dark brown looks almost black. Is my wool dauber depositing too much dye? Should I be using a scratch free sponge? Any suggestions on what I've done wrong? Edited December 14, 2017 by bvc79 Quote
Members TomG Posted December 14, 2017 Members Report Posted December 14, 2017 None of the above... Always cut the dye 50/50 with alcohol. Denatured is preferred but 90% rubbing alcohol will work too. Tom Quote
Members bvc79 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Members Report Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks, Tom! I will put that into practice immediately! Quote
Members MorningStarL Posted March 30, 2018 Members Report Posted March 30, 2018 On 2017-12-14 at 1:29 PM, TomG said: None of the above... Always cut the dye 50/50 with alcohol. Denatured is preferred but 90% rubbing alcohol will work too. Tom Tom, is there any way to fix them once they,'re too dark? I read this too late, and I don' t want to have to make rwo more knife sheaths. Reading about oxalic acid. Quote
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