I've had the exact same thought though, that the shellac is the culprit of it tacking up so quickly. I was able to smooth the 1st and 2nd coat a bit using a gray scotchbrite. I'm working on small 3-legged stools in ash. Sand it all the way back down and do something else or not. The table has been sitting around for months now and I'm not sure what to do with it. I've attempted the India Ink twice on this ash tabletop and both times have been not so perfect. I was using this Speedball India Ink from Amazon () I'm not sure if it's the size of the tabletop and the environmental conditions that were a problem but it seems to me that the second coat of india ink was somehow reacting with the first coat in an odd way that I presumed was in some way a consequence of the shellac. (Perhaps the Naptha has some residue in it that didn't evaporate) I have tried both applying thin coats and doing flood coats. My prep was always: progressively sand to 220, raise the grain a couple of times, one final 220 pass, vacuum with brush, wipe cleaned with naptha, dry overnight. If I left the excess ink to dry, there would again be thick splotchy areas that would not sand out cleanly. During the second coat, if I wiped excess ink after applying it would sometimes leave white streaks. During the first coat, if I didn't wipe expess india ink off after applying, it would dry in opaque raised lumps that would not sand out completely.Ģ. After the first attempt, I painstakingly sanded the table back down to as close as I could to raw wood and attempted again but I was still having issues. These streaks and spots are not issue in the wood, as they were not present after the first coat of ink. I've attached pictures to demonstrate what I'm seeing. The test pieces were small, though, not the size of a tabletop. On my test pieces of ash, the dye went on with three coats beautifully. Is the problem that I'm trying to apply it to such a large surface in warm temperatures 80-90 degrees? Any way to correct this without sanding it down to bare wood again? When applying the second coat, if some drops of ink were to splatter or fall on the table ahead and sit for a moment, by the time I wiped them there would be lighter toned dots left, similar to the streaks from wiping.Ĭan anybody comment from experience using india ink, why it is that additional coats can leave lighter marks overall. Once an intial coat of india ink has been applied and dried, it seems that a second coat can do strange things like pulling the dye up and leaving lighter marks. By the time I had applied ink to the whole table and began to wipe off the excess, the ink seemed to be "setting up" and when wiping I could see streaks being left, almost like the ink was smearing.and it dried with those streaks visually present and lighter in tone. I'm not sure what technique people tend to use.either flood the india ink on, let it sit for some time (how long?) and wipe off (?).or.paint it on thin and let it dry. The second coat went on a little different, the ink was harder to spread and it seemed to be "setting up" quicker. I decided to use a clean, lint-free rag to wipe on the second coat so that I could rub the dye into the grain better. I painted the first coat of india ink on with a foam brush, wiped it off with a blue shop towel, let it dry and the results turned out pretty good although an additional coat would be necessary. Next I raised the grain: applied distilled water, let dry and then lightly removed whiskers with a 3M ultra fine pad, did this ain really didn't raise the second time.vacuum, compressed air, wiped with denatured alcohol and let dry.on to the india ink. Vacuumed and use compressed air between grits. I have a large 6'x3' ash tabletop that I prepped for dye by sanding with a ROS from 80, 120,150 and 220.then finished by handsanding 220 with the grain. I'm having some issues with streaks and spots using india ink on ash.
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