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Re: Material: Painting Hull
By:Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 3/15/2016, 9:01 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Painting Hull (Jim Schaffer)

Any thoughts on tinting varnish? Varnish I'm good at!

Being good at varnish is not easy.

I don't think coloring varnish is going to work.

Finding a varnish you like to work with is hard enough but adding color to it sounds like trouble to me.

Dying wood is easier than varnishing. I tried a bright red dye on one kayak. When I walked into my shop the next day I about had a heart attack when I saw what I'd done.

I just sanded it off. The dye does not absorb very deeply at all. I did have little red highlights everywhere. It looked good.

Good Luck with your project!

Rob

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Material: Painting Hull
Jim Schaffer -- 3/14/2016, 5:19 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/14/2016, 7:32 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/14/2016, 10:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/14/2016, 11:47 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 3/15/2016, 4:04 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/15/2016, 9:53 am
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Jim Schaffer -- 3/15/2016, 5:49 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/15/2016, 9:01 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/15/2016, 11:19 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/16/2016, 2:33 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/16/2016, 2:50 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/16/2016, 3:21 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/16/2016, 11:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/16/2016, 12:51 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/16/2016, 2:42 pm
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jaybabina -- 3/16/2016, 7:49 am
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Jim Schaffer -- 3/16/2016, 5:55 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/17/2016, 12:42 am