Prashun is right, his approach will work well. I prefer tinted shellac as I find it easier to remove if I overdo it a little. And I like just using dried pigments rather than the solids in a can of...
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Prashun is right, his approach will work well. I prefer tinted shellac as I find it easier to remove if I overdo it a little. And I like just using dried pigments rather than the solids in a can of...
Yes, it should be just fine. I just said the Kusmi because that is what I use for this now. There are many ways to skin this particular cat.
Yup. Our friend George Wilson turned me on to the stuff. Works a treat if you are careful with your brush. You don't want to stir up any of the bug parts or stick-leftover that doesn't dissolve in...
Jack is of course right. Pine is difficult to age realistically. I would try a very light brown oxide wash, not black, for pine. Minimal pigment.
The Kusmi came from shellac.net (I've also used Thai seedlac and it works very well) and the black iron oxide is from a set of 6 different colors of oxides, sourced through earthpigments.com.
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Plain old new looking walnut to grunge in about 2 hours. The moldings were made from the same tree as the side, so they had the exact same...
A small amount of black iron oxide in kusmi seedlac. Wipe on, let dry. Dampen rag with alcohol, wipe most of the seedlac back off. Repeat until you have the aging you want. Final coat of untinted...