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BLO Over Dye? - Gibbcutter - 04-15-2016
Finishing a small cherry box. I used a water based dye to darken the cherry. Can I now put a coat of BLO on top?
Re: BLO Over Dye? - jteneyck - 04-15-2016
Sure, but why?
John
Re: BLO Over Dye? - Gibbcutter - 04-15-2016
Great question John. I have decided to go right to the final top coat which is a wipe on poly.
Re: BLO Over Dye? - JR1 - 04-15-2016
If you use an oil based finish you are OK. But if you use waterborne it will diminish the grain. Do a test and see if you like the results. BLO will bring up the grain but so will a couple quick coats of shellac. That will just take a couple hours not the ~1 week BLO does.