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Strip: Dye questions - It's dyed! *Pic*
By:Bryan Hansel
Date: 10/2/2007, 4:31 pm

I dyed the kayak today. It's Solar Lux Blood Red with 10% retarder put on by hand. I've never really used a dark stain or dye like this and it was harder than I supposed it was going to be. It's not exactly blotchy, but I can tell it was hand applied. I can live with it, because it looks very cool. I wouldn't mind it slightly darker and I think if I do this again, I'm going to mix about 70/30 Blood Red/Black.

What I'm wondering is will the color darken if I add a second coat? Will the epoxy darken it like it does with cedar?

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Strip: Dye questions - It's dyed! *Pic*
Bryan Hansel -- 10/2/2007, 4:31 pm
Re: Strip: Dye questions - It's dyed!
Dave Houser -- 10/3/2007, 3:49 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/3/2007, 4:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2007, 5:11 pm
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Acors -- 10/3/2007, 12:12 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/3/2007, 2:22 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/3/2007, 9:31 am
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PatrickC -- 10/2/2007, 7:49 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/2/2007, 11:26 pm
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PatrickC -- 10/3/2007, 12:04 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/3/2007, 1:24 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/3/2007, 10:47 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/3/2007, 2:19 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/4/2007, 7:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/5/2007, 10:10 am
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Bryan Hansel -- 10/6/2007, 12:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2007, 9:18 am