Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - staining
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dblake
08-19-02, 06:14 PM
I posted a question several weeks ago about neutralizing wood color that had been stained with a red mahogany stain that has left the wood a magenta, purplish color. George suggested reading up on information relating to color wheel opposites and so forth. I have found some colored stains in VanDyke's restorers catalog that are called water soluble aniline stains. They come in sea blue, yellow and so on. I understand from the article you referred me to and my experience as a photographic print retoucher that I need to use an opposite color over top to neutralize. Are these appropriate stains to use, or did I misunderstand the article? I could not find any other stains that were not wood tones. If I am to use these, do I need to be concerned about the raised wear areas, such as the edge of the seat, where the magenta color has been worn off as far as it staining a weird greenish color since there is no magenta to neutralize it? Please advise - I'm ready to tackle this challenge!
#1charles
08-19-02, 06:51 PM
im not sure what you have for i havent read your previous post
i have ran into what you have as far as the stain not completly coming out. did you strip this peice. if so did you use a good metholine cloride stripper.? a good stripper with a little or sometimes alot of work will pull stain out of wood. whats left can be sanded out or left .
The stains you refer to are dyes they are not easy to use in the manner that you want. if you do this start as light as posible you can always go darker but you cant go from dark to light.
just my veiw George may have more to say on this
Charles
i have ran into what you have as far as the stain not completly coming out. did you strip this peice. if so did you use a good metholine cloride stripper.? a good stripper with a little or sometimes alot of work will pull stain out of wood. whats left can be sanded out or left .
The stains you refer to are dyes they are not easy to use in the manner that you want. if you do this start as light as posible you can always go darker but you cant go from dark to light.
just my veiw George may have more to say on this
Charles
George
08-21-02, 06:54 PM
You may find artists oil colors easier to obtain and use. As you originally described the stain, I'd use Thalo green mixed with paint thinner to neutralize. Mix about 1 inch (squeezed out of the tube) in about 4 ounces of paint thinner. You'll have to stir a little to get it completely dissolved, but you should wind up with a greenish tinted liquid that is semitransparent; if you can't see the bottom of the container, add more thinner to get a less intense color.
Use an art brush to touch up the areas of discoloration. This way (even though it's slow going) you can easily control just where the color goes.
Use an art brush to touch up the areas of discoloration. This way (even though it's slow going) you can easily control just where the color goes.