Tea\coffee staining, question.

"ROCKHEAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi all! I wanted to try staining a project with tea, coffee or maybe
> kool-aid( No, I'm not kidding:))

If you want to use kool-aid, the other stuff in the mixture like artificial
flavor will do nothing for your stain. Why not just go to an art store and
get the raw pigment or an oil paint and then thin it with a little
terpintine or linseed oil to the color and density you want.

--

Roger Shoaf

About the time I had mastered getting the toothpaste back in the tube, then
they come up with this striped stuff.

Thu, Jan 6, 2005, 10:00pm (EST+5) [email protected]
(ROCKHEAD) claims:
Hi all! I wanted to try staining a project with tea, coffee or maybe
kool-aid( No, I'm not kidding:))
I don't want to use water as the thinner, as that will raise the grain,
<snip>

You're pretty much gonna have the grain raise whatever you use. If
you're gonna use thinner, I'd skip using tea, or whatever.

I prefer tea. Coffee takes too long to dry, as far as I'm
concerned, and, I don't care as much for the look as with tea. Not
tried koolaid, but have Rit.



JOAT
EVERY THING THAT HAPPENS STAYS HAPPENED.
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"ROCKHEAD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi all! I wanted to try staining a project with tea, coffee or maybe
> kool-aid( No, I'm not kidding:))
> I don't want to use water as the thinner, as that will raise the grain, so
i
> was wondering if mixing them with mineral spirits or laquer thinner or
> naptha, etc. will cause an adverse reaction. I can experiment with
different
> thinners but I'd like to NOT blow anything up (like me). Thanks for your
> help.
>
Try a polar solvent like alcohol for water-soluble powders. Non-polar may
not dissolve 'em.

Will still raise the grain a tad, though.