CA & dye bleed-thru?

[randyrls]

I don't normally do dyed wood blanks, but I an making two pen & pencil sets for friends and need to dye them to get the blue and green colors to "pop".

I am using thin CA as a finish and it keeps bleeding the dye thru. I have left the dye over-night, but still get color when applying the next coat of thin CA.

Is it necessary to use something different than CA? Would lacquer seal the CA?

 

[Brh]

Here's my method. Don't know if its the "right" way, but it works for me. After sanding, I apply aniline dye mixed in dna. 2-3 passes usually. Let dry overnight. Then I seal the blanks in a mixture of dewaxed shellac/blo/dna. Equal parts. Drys in minutes, then CA. No bleed thru problems. Hope this helps.

 

[randyrls]

Brian; That worked perfectly. I didn't remember that you can use Shellac to separate incompatible finishes. Thank you!