Uneven tinting

[John Torchick]

I tried to tint a piece of pecan with TransTint from Woodcraft. Soaket for quite a while. It did a good job and color seemed to be what I expected. However, there are little tiny streaks where the tint did not penetrate. I'm guessing it is the type of wood with a coarse grain. I do have other types of light color wood. BTW, I have tons of pecan wood so I use a lot of it for various projects. Your help is appreciated.

 

[Bill Boehme]

I don't think that soaking is the right approach. The problem is that dye will penetrate into end grain, but not into side grain. It sounds like you are wanting to add a lot of color so my suggestion is to make a concentrated mixture of the dye and alcohol (or water or acetone) and then wipe on thin layers of dye using a cloth or paper towel. To get an even color on the wood, I briskly rub the color into the wood when the cloth is barely damp, but not wet with dye.

 

[John Torchick]

It penetrated the sides but left tiny streaks in the color. It was a white color showing through the blue. I'll try the wipe-on as you suggest. Thanks.

 

[Chuck Lobaito]

put sanding sealer on first and let it dry