Purpleheart and Walnut Burl Faded

[RDH79]

I'm having trouble with Purpleheart and walnut being faded after I sand. The Purpleheart turns grayish and the walnut is a light gray.They have great color when I start turning. Am I sanding to heavy and the heat is doing something to the color?? Any ideas? Thanks Rich H.

 

[wdcav1952]

Rich,

Heat will bring purpleheart back to a nice color. I have also read that exposing purpleheart to the fumes of muratic (pool cleaner) acid will turn it a nice cranberry color. I don't know about the walnut burl, though.

 

[leehljp]

It sounds to me like you are getting sanding dust from the bushings on the blanks.

 

[CrazyBear]

With purpleheart the colour will come back on its own. When you cut it, it turns brown and when the air gets at it it turns back to its natural colour. It does take a few days though

 

[TBone]

I usually put the purpleheart on the dash of my vehicle for a couple of days or on a window ledge and it turns back purple. Heat is the key.

 

[RDH79]

Thanks for the info. After sanding should I expose it to heat before I finish it or after I seal and finish? Thanks Rich H.

 

[CrazyBear]

My latest pen was a purpleheart ( Heartwood and sapwood)Baron. It has a CA BLO finish. I left it out in the sun for a couple of hours and since then it has been kicking about in my pocket. It has been getting darker and Darker purple over the last week. So go ahead and finish it in my view

 

[RDH79]

I'll put it on the window seal for a couple days and see what happens Thanks R Horner