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    Re: Rit Dye Wood Finishing Tutorial

    Very kind of you to say, thank you!
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    Re: Rit Dye Wood Finishing Tutorial

    Interesting DIY.
    I decided to try it for some Christmas gifts. I did one last night, a small wooden box from the hobby/craft store. I went with a pink RIT dye powder. Using about half a pack and a little over 2 coffee mugs of hot water led to a decent light pink shade. I sanded it with a 320 grit giving it an aged and lightened look.
    Now with a light clear lacquer sprayed on and a little more sanding I think it will make a nice little gift.
    Got a few smaller boxes to do as well for other people.

    Thanks for posting. It has been helpful and gave me ideas.

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    Pretty cool! Thanks!

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    Re: Rit Dye Wood Finishing Tutorial

    Quote Originally Posted by crux131 View Post
    Interesting DIY.
    I decided to try it for some Christmas gifts. I did one last night, a small wooden box from the hobby/craft store. I went with a pink RIT dye powder. Using about half a pack and a little over 2 coffee mugs of hot water led to a decent light pink shade. I sanded it with a 320 grit giving it an aged and lightened look.
    Now with a light clear lacquer sprayed on and a little more sanding I think it will make a nice little gift.
    Got a few smaller boxes to do as well for other people.

    Thanks for posting. It has been helpful and gave me ideas.
    That is awesome! Would love to check it out if you want to post a picture here.

    These are a few I attempted this year, hope to add a lot more by next Christmas. The bow is Aqua, hearts are Purple and Fuchsia. The star is Danish Oil Natural, dog and football are Danish Oil Dark Walnut:



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    Pretty cool! Thanks!
    Glad you checked it out Mr. Mark! I'm definitely inspired to step up the next install by incorporating this technique, and some things you've shown in the wonderful tutorial videos.
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    Re: Rit Dye Wood Finishing Tutorial

    This is a picture frame I made from Poplar, stained with two coats of Rit Black - like Glenn mentioned, the type of wood provided a rich, dark brown color once dry:



    Here is just some more samples, Kelly Green on the mini easel, Denim Blue on that small trunk, Purple on a piece of Birch, and Sunshine Orange on a piece of Pine.

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    Re: Rit Dye Wood Finishing Tutorial

    The lamp is for my Mom. The proportions look funny because the base is actually going to hold an old Singer sewing machine. It should look a little better with something on it. If it still feels tall I will shorten the iron pipe and we can always change the lamp shade.

    The pink box is for my niece...actually my sister since my niece is only two and I got her some other toys.

    The yellow box will be for my sister. I will probably do some more to that one before Christmas.

    The dark box with the Death Star is for my Brother in law. He loves some Star Wars.

    Still have to come up with a few others as well.

    The lamp used actual stain from the hardware store. The others used pink, yellow, and black Rit dyes.
    The boxes are just pre made boxes from Micheal's.

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    Those turned out terrific!!! Excellent work. Which shade of yellow is that? Each piece looks fabulous. Spectacular finishing!
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    I am not sure on the yellow. It was from the same Micheal's, but they only had one yellow on the shelf at the time.
    Thanks for the compliment. They aren't perfect( I have some sharpie marks on side of the "C" on the pink one ), but I am pretty happy with the results.

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    Re: Rit Dye Wood Finishing Tutorial

    Oh ok, was curious. Purchased some of the Lemon Yellow, but haven't tried it yet.
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