I am trying to use behlen’s poropak (mahogany) on a large mahogony project, but would like to get a deeper, richer, redder color than the poropak provides. Does anyone have experience adding japan colors or other pigmenting agents to this product? also, is it appropriate to first seal the wood with shellac prior to the poropak? Thanks, dpearce000
Edited 3/30/2002 10:51:03 PM ET by DPEARCE000
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Great Wood Finishes, by Jeff Jewitt, (worth owning) covers this for oil based and water based filler. The filler can be colored with artist's oil paint, dry powdered pigment, or Japan colors. If you don't seal first, the pigments in the filler will penetrate the entire surface, changing the color of the background as well as the filler. If you seal first, the background remains unchanged, and just the grooves show the filler color. The filler can be colored so that it is close to the background color, or it can be made lighter or darker to achieve a visual effect. When I have done it, I sealed before filling.
thanks so much. took your advice and ordered the book. dpearce
I don't want to overload you with book suggestions, but Jeff Jewitt's Hand-Applied Finishes, Taunton Press, is worth reading too. Among other things, it covers the use of potassium dicromate (another question on this board) and the use of other chemical stains, & more.
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