dye or food color??

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Anyone have a foolproof method for coloring wood?

I tried food color on a test tubes of maple..

heres the methods I used:

sanded and wiped with acetone then.....

1. applied few drops using papertowel - looked all blotchy and uneven colors
2. applied a little BOL and then applied the FC using the papertowel.. turned out a little better, but still blotchy and uneven..

Is there something better then food color?

Thanks!
 
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Not sure there is a foolproof method of dying wood. Lot has to do with species of wood, contact time dye lays on the wood before wiping re-applying or sanding.

Everybody has their favorite brand of shoe dye, food dye, and commercial aniline dyes and method of application. Even folks that ebonize wood play with different mixtures.

Pretty sure folks will chime in here with their favorate dye and application method. Still boils down to some trial & error on your part to reach your objective!
 
Wildman said:
Not sure there is a foolproof method of dying wood. Lot has to do with species of wood, contact time dye lays on the wood before wiping re-applying or sanding.

Everybody has their favorite brand of shoe dye, food dye, and commercial aniline dyes and method of application. Even folks that ebonize wood play with different mixtures.

Pretty sure folks will chime in here with their favorate dye and application method. Still boils down to some trial & error on your part to reach your objective!
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Thanks :)

Seems to be error on my end for each part so far lol
 

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I've tried several brands of FC with suger in them and had poor results with all , blotching is just one of them . I get the deepest color by using McCormics Food Coloring and Egg Dye . It's as thin as water and penetrates the wood well and really brings the chatoyance out in curly woods .
 
Google Dharma Trading Co, I don't have a link. They have a full line of Silk Dyes that are alcohol-based so as not to raise the grain. I have a bunch and it works great.

Dale
 
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Been dying lately Soaking my blanks in a mixture of Winmax wood hardener and transtint. Seems to work pretty well. I size and drill the blank first so it soaks in from several directions.
 
I have use Dr. PH Martin liquid watercolors. I use them without diluting them. I turn the blank to size, sand it to where I want it and then apply the dyes using either a small square of cotton cloth or paper towel. I let it dry before proceeding and do as many coats as necessary to get the depth that I want. Then I finish it using MM from 400 to 12000 and finish with plastic polish. Works real nice. I use the small method with food colorings, which also work well.
 
Ive been using Rit-Dye mixed in Denatured alcohol with no problems. I turn the wood down, sand to finished grit, apply dye in DNA, (either wipe on or dip in jar), let stand until dry and then spin with EEE Cream to desired color shade. Then apply finish. (I brush lacquer). This works for me.
 
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