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Title: bingham projects wood dye
Post by: rockkiller on March 15, 2018, 08:36:00 AM

Binghams dye directions call for mixing with hot water,but has anyone ever tried mixing it with denatured alcohol??

Thanks for any information

Title: Re: bingham projects wood dye
Post by: John Malone on March 15, 2018, 08:52:00 AM

I've never used theirs. But id stick with the factory recommendations.

Title: Re: bingham projects wood dye
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 15, 2018, 10:24:00 AM

There are two different dye powders. One is water soluble and the other is alcohol soluble.

Alcohol is the best because it evaporates almost instantly, so it doesn't bleed over like the water soluble and doesn't raise the grain of the wood.

 https://woodworker.com/alcohol-soluble-brt-yellow-golden-oak-aniline-dye-mssu-845-541.asp?search=aniline%20dye&searchmode=2