Timeline for making shellac darker / tinting shellac
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| Feb 25, 2023 at 6:33 | comment | added | Graphus | @FreeMan, IKR?! I used to think the same BTW..... IIRC ^_^ | |
| Feb 24, 2023 at 16:51 | comment | added | FreeMan | "FFR" - For Future Reference. I was half-way through the answer before that one hit me... IMHO, too many TLAs on the internet. :D | |
| Jan 8, 2019 at 1:54 | comment | added | ww_init_js | For those interested. It's not guaranteed whether the aniline dyes I mentioned earlier will dissolve well in alcohol (or if the color will be accurate). I've been recommended a different kind by customer support, specifically for alcohol. | |
| Jan 6, 2019 at 5:25 | comment | added | Graphus | Dyes are dyes, pigments are pigments. The simplest way of describing the difference is that dyes are coloured molecules (so sub-microscopic in size) and pigments are coloured compounds, basically a fine coloured powder. All dyes are transparent because of their very tiny size. Some pigments are opaque, others more transparent (but rarely approaching the great transparency of dyes) so by their nature they obscure the features of wood more — this is why waterbased or alcohol-based stains give clearer results than oil stain or "gel stain" (pigmented varnish) and why many pros prefer them. | |
| Jan 5, 2019 at 23:28 | comment | added | ww_init_js | oops. Missed the time limit to edit comment. I incorrectly thought that pigment and dye were synonyms and so I deduced the difficulty to apply was due to the powder form. | |
| Jan 5, 2019 at 23:19 | comment | added | ww_init_js | Great answer! I'll try it out and report. Re: powdered pigment. I see items described as "aniline dyes / water stains" (LV), which are claimed to: "Unlike pigmented stains, these do not mask the natural grain and texture of the wood". Would you still categorize those in your powdered pigment category? | |
| Jan 3, 2019 at 7:00 | history | answered | Graphus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |