bvc79 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomG Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bvc79 Report post Posted December 15, 2017 Thanks, Tom! I will put that into practice immediately! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MorningStarL Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
