11-08-2015, 09:15 PM
I came across an article in Issue 164 by Jeff Jewitt where he described that he learned a technique from Rob Millard of adding Transtint (and other) dye to linseed oil to create an oil based dye. Holy cow. You can use Trantint in water, DNA, lacquer thinner, and oil, too? I ran down to the shop to try it out. Well, the Transtint didn't mix all that uniformly in the linseed oil I had, albeit it's 20 years old. Some of it mixed in, but some of it formed feathery globs that sank to the bottom. Oh, not so good. But then I remembered another trick I learned from Jeff Jewitt. I first added the Transtint to a couple of ml's of lacquer thinner and then added that to the linseed oil. Presto, a perfect mix. I put some on a piece of walnut and it added a beautifully uniform tint to it.
Thanks Rob for the great idea. It only took me 12 years to find it.
John
Thanks Rob for the great idea. It only took me 12 years to find it.
John