Nowicki20 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 I accidentally deleted the previous post (I'm still new to this). Anyway I appreciate all the help and I see the advantages/disadvantages to both glue sizing and shellac. I had one other question If I apply a fairly heavy (say 1# cut or shellac) I understand this will inhibit absorption of the dye. But...can't I either 1. Use a heavier concentration of dye (I use transtint and water) or 2. Spray more coats until I get the color I like, assuming dye builds on the previous application (the more I spray the darker it becomes)? Lastly I mostly dye cherry and I do tend to get "wild" with the color. I get it to a deep dark rich red color. Again thanks to all. -Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 let's take a step back... do you access to spray kit? what are you trying to achieve? In the realm of cherry, coloring is unusual except to hide sap, even-out a glue-up or uniformly tone a project... Cherry is so blotch prone it's difficult to 'go wild' sans spray... To answer your questions, it may or may not work that way depending on what you are applying and how you apply it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowicki20 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Yes I do spray with an HVLP system. I posted a picture in the furniture section. As you can see there are certainly some darker spots. My goal is to even this out as much as possible, yet still keep the color. I know most people don't approve of coloring cherry, but I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 i'd just get myself a bunch of cutoffs and experiment until you find a combo that works for you... i think i sprayed about 75 samples until i found a schedule for cherry that matched my workflow... i can now get evenly tinted cherry as light or dark as i want without blotch, but it took me a couple of days worth of experimentation to get there... once you get to certain point, you've got to apply the materials if you like the results... once person's 'light' is another's 'dark'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdie Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Just want to clarify - do you mean you want to apply a 1# cut of shellac heavily (multiple coats, etc) or are you thinking that a 1# cut is a a heavy cut of shellac? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahlee Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Just want to clarify - do you mean you want to apply a 1# cut of shellac heavily (multiple coats, etc) or are you thinking that a 1# cut is a a heavy cut of shellac? Byrdie, I was wondering that same thing. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowicki20 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I was thinking a 1# cut sprayed one time was "heavy". I usually spray a half pound cut but don't seem to get the blotch control I am looking for. Also, I would say I cover about 4-6 inches of work surface a second (if that helps). Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 With spraying Ive pretty much given up on all the methods and have committed to just using stain base sometimes tinted and other times just clear. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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