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Re: To stain or not to Stain?
By:Jim Kozel
Date: 10/8/2001, 10:13 am
In Response To: Re: To stain or not to Stain? (Pete Notman)

: Jim Kozel stained his artic tern post epoxy and made a great job:
: http://junior.apk.net/~jimkozel/Kayak/

Thanks for the compliment! Actually, I tinted the System 3 clear water-based urethane to get the tinted finish. If you do that approach, use a test panel. Not all tints i.e. blue, look good over red-brown mahogany.

Messages In This Thread

To stain or not to Stain?
BryanM -- 10/6/2001, 12:13 pm
Re: To stain or not to Stain? *Pic*
Bob Branstrom -- 10/23/2001, 5:34 pm
Thanks Bob..
BryanM -- 10/23/2001, 9:04 pm
you can also tint the varnish using Japan colors
Charlie Jones -- 10/23/2001, 8:02 pm
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
BryanM -- 10/14/2001, 9:52 pm
Re: Table Length
Severne -- 10/8/2001, 11:47 am
Re: Analine Dye
Dave Houser -- 10/8/2001, 3:06 pm
Aniline stain
Bruce Humphrey -- 10/7/2001, 10:36 am
Re: staining *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 10/6/2001, 7:51 pm
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
Pete Notman -- 10/6/2001, 4:39 pm
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
Jim Kozel -- 10/8/2001, 10:13 am
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
Doug Miller -- 10/6/2001, 5:16 pm
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
Ted Henry -- 10/6/2001, 2:48 pm
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
midd -- 10/6/2001, 3:21 pm
Re: How even?
Ted Henry -- 10/6/2001, 8:01 pm
Re: How even?
midd -- 10/7/2001, 11:24 am
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
Mike Hanks -- 10/6/2001, 1:25 pm
Re: To stain or not to Stain?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/6/2001, 12:31 pm