cesky
19th May 2001, 01:44 PM
As I upskill myself in this new venture of making furniture, I have chosen to use macracarpa, the cheapest source of timber (other than pinus radiata) available in this country. I can obtain good quality clears and have made some successful pieces and finished them in tung oil based products.
I have a client wishing to have a deeper colour than the natural golden macracarpa look. I have used a number of products including:
(a) Benjamin Moore penetrating oil based stain, where the grain is masked by the filler that comes in the stain.
(b) Dyes which leave the wood blotchey and
grubby looking.
I have had a sample test of a product called "Patique", which according to the blurb is made up of pigments, poly urathane, and oils. It is a wipe on paste which dries quickly. However without purchasing a container I cannot tell whether subsequent layers will produce the effect I want.
Does any body know this product? Is it colour fast? Or is there anybody out there with a tried and true method, other than spraying (I do not have the equipment)that works on macracarpa?
Cheers,
Cesky
I have a client wishing to have a deeper colour than the natural golden macracarpa look. I have used a number of products including:
(a) Benjamin Moore penetrating oil based stain, where the grain is masked by the filler that comes in the stain.
(b) Dyes which leave the wood blotchey and
grubby looking.
I have had a sample test of a product called "Patique", which according to the blurb is made up of pigments, poly urathane, and oils. It is a wipe on paste which dries quickly. However without purchasing a container I cannot tell whether subsequent layers will produce the effect I want.
Does any body know this product? Is it colour fast? Or is there anybody out there with a tried and true method, other than spraying (I do not have the equipment)that works on macracarpa?
Cheers,
Cesky