I am finishing an oak project and want to use a spirit dye (because I already have some) and then finish with Danish oil. I checked the Colron web site and they do not recommend Oil on spirit dye, could I give the dye a coat of water based sanding sealer then use Danish or would it be safer to use a water based Dye.
Oil on spirit dye
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Philly
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Newt
I've added stain to danish oil-that worked out quite well and was colour fast. Maybe that's worth a go, especially if you have you heart set on using a particular stain. Try it on a scrap first to make sure it will work out ok.
Hope this helps
Philly
I've added stain to danish oil-that worked out quite well and was colour fast. Maybe that's worth a go, especially if you have you heart set on using a particular stain. Try it on a scrap first to make sure it will work out ok.
Hope this helps
Philly
Terry Smart
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Hi Newt
The thing here is that the Colron Spirit Dye is, as far as I know, white spirit based which means that the solvent in the oil is likely to reactivate it and disturb it, usually ending up in a patchy effect.
It's also worth mentioning that (again as far as I know, things may have changed) these stains sometimes use fairly cheap dyestuffs which may not be very fade resistant/colour fast.
The water based sanding sealer would have been a good solutions except that you want to put oil over it and oil works best on unsealed wood.
I reckon your best bet would be to use a different type of stain; a water based one should be fine or a Spirit Stain which isn't based on white spirit, but modestly prevents me from naming any names.
As Philly suggests, some experimentation on scraps is always advisable.
The thing here is that the Colron Spirit Dye is, as far as I know, white spirit based which means that the solvent in the oil is likely to reactivate it and disturb it, usually ending up in a patchy effect.
It's also worth mentioning that (again as far as I know, things may have changed) these stains sometimes use fairly cheap dyestuffs which may not be very fade resistant/colour fast.
The water based sanding sealer would have been a good solutions except that you want to put oil over it and oil works best on unsealed wood.
I reckon your best bet would be to use a different type of stain; a water based one should be fine or a Spirit Stain which isn't based on white spirit, but modestly prevents me from naming any names.
As Philly suggests, some experimentation on scraps is always advisable.
