March 20, 20188 yr comment_144207 I had an ornament with a plain look and decided to try dye. The piece had been finished with lacquer . I applied Chestnut stains dye over the lacquer. This dye has shellac about 5% in it. After the dye was dried with heat gun I applied lacquer. Now for the question will this treatment lead to finish failure? Edited March 20, 20188 yr by Gerald Report
March 20, 20188 yr comment_144213 Lacquer usually contains some alcohol as a co-solvent. If your dye was alcohol soluble, it should have melted into the top coat of lacquer and sort of formed a two-step toner. So I don't believe it will be a problem. Report
March 20, 20188 yr comment_144217 If it does not start curling right after you applied it and it did dry, I would say you are okay. Maybe not for decorations outside but hey!!! Report
March 21, 20188 yr Author comment_144275 Thanks . Had no idea it would burn into the existing. No Curling so I guess I am ok. Report
March 21, 20188 yr comment_144296 You may have just stumbled on to a great idea, Gerald. Certainly worthy of further experimentation. The ornament decoration looks good. Well, so does the ornament. Report
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