I've done this before (once.. So a small sample size) for a project i made for my brother. I was at his place not to long ago and noticed that the sun had significantly changed the color. I carved a relief of a lake plot into a piece of ash and stained it blue with some Rit dye, it's now very purple. This may or may not matter to your project, but thought i would chime in.
@CoffeeStreetWC it still has the roughly the same opacity so in that sense it didn't fade, but I think that if asked most people to describe what happened they would say that the color faded.
Cool little experiment, I’d love to see you come back to this someday! Did the color seem durable enough for furniture before you sanded it, or do you think it would wear off eventually?
I'd definitely use a clear coat on top of this, like polyurethane or lacquer. and not just leave it unprotected. But since it's dried it doesn't wipe off on my hands when I touch it, so it's "cured" so to speak.
I've done this before (once.. So a small sample size) for a project i made for my brother. I was at his place not to long ago and noticed that the sun had significantly changed the color. I carved a relief of a lake plot into a piece of ash and stained it blue with some Rit dye, it's now very purple. This may or may not matter to your project, but thought i would chime in.
@@pwolfable Great to hear! Do you know if the color lasted? Or if it faded at all?
@CoffeeStreetWC it still has the roughly the same opacity so in that sense it didn't fade, but I think that if asked most people to describe what happened they would say that the color faded.
@ Good to know if I do decide to use this in a project. Thanks a lot!
Cool little experiment, I’d love to see you come back to this someday! Did the color seem durable enough for furniture before you sanded it, or do you think it would wear off eventually?
I'd definitely use a clear coat on top of this, like polyurethane or lacquer. and not just leave it unprotected. But since it's dried it doesn't wipe off on my hands when I touch it, so it's "cured" so to speak.
Oh ok, thanks for the reply!