I need help. I want to have a high gloss black finish on a hollow form. Should it be dyed black followed by gloss lacquer or glossy black spray paint? Something else? Thanks.
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Glossy, black finish
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Steve Worcester
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If you want to see the grain, you can use a thin dye or transparent airbrush paint. If you want black with no grain etc, primer to fill, sand flat, black over that. It could be gloss black or black and then clear.
john lucas
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It takes a really thick coat of paint to cover the pores and grain lines in wood. I dye and then put as many coats of clear finish as needed.
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another vote for stain.
usually to achieve a nice looking high gloss you need to finish the finish
the dying will reduce the chance of the fine abrasives used on the finish from revealing bare wood. dyes won't penetrate much but paint mostly sits on the surface.
Sanding back paints and stains often produce marvelous patterns of different colors.
have fun.
Al
usually to achieve a nice looking high gloss you need to finish the finish
the dying will reduce the chance of the fine abrasives used on the finish from revealing bare wood. dyes won't penetrate much but paint mostly sits on the surface.
Sanding back paints and stains often produce marvelous patterns of different colors.
have fun.
Al
Depending on the wood and how long you wish to take, flame treating can also give a nice blackened surface. Just be mindful of heat checking.
john lucas
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I also use Aniline dye. You can control the color of the black. For example I was trying to get a sort of train engine black and when you look at those really close they are actually sort of blue. I think some of that is from the blue reflection of the sky. anyway, I was able to simulate that by taking blue dye and adding black until it had a look that reminded me of the train metal.
I've also added red to the black to change it's appearance. You can also apply one color such as blue, then apply black over that. Then steel wool until you start to see some of the blue. I've only touched the surface of what all can be done with dye's. Look at some of the people who specialize in this form of work if you really want to understand what can be done.
I've also added red to the black to change it's appearance. You can also apply one color such as blue, then apply black over that. Then steel wool until you start to see some of the blue. I've only touched the surface of what all can be done with dye's. Look at some of the people who specialize in this form of work if you really want to understand what can be done.
Thanks guys. I think I have a plan - dye then finish with probably lots of layers of lacquer with fine abrasives to get the look I want.
John you've also given me some ideas to think about - to get some interesting effects using dyes.
John you've also given me some ideas to think about - to get some interesting effects using dyes.