TransTint Dyes, Blue

I bought this in hopes of dying some Burl wood with the grain showing through. Dye went on, I allowed it ample time to dry. Which was overnight. And I went to sand it as the grain had risen, and the dye had pretty much sanded mostly out. Creating a worn denim like look. Although cool, not what I was going for. Thankfully I was able to sand it all the way out easily and just use RIT dye instead. Which worked amazingly. So again, results may vary. It was my first time using it and maybe (read: probably definitely) did something incorrect. I still have half of a very expensive two ounce bottle. So maybe I’ll do some research and try again one day. My review should in no way reflect the quality or lack of in this product. All experiences I had were probably the result of inexperience. I thought I did my research enough, but I guess I didn’t. My review should not reflect on the quality of this product as I’m sure if used and cared for correctly, the results could and will be different. Pics included are of my testing I did prior to going a different route. Although it still looks kinda good, just not what I was going for. Again, I still have half of a very expensive bottle of dye so I’ll research and try again one day.

The dye is good. I used it as a base with denatured alcohol and that worked very well. I also used it as a toner in the first four coats of my water based poly (halcyon in this case). At first I was finding that there were stringy clots forming in my mixture. I was able to remedy this by first diluting the dye in water then adding the mixture of transtint and water to my poly. It’s supposed to be able to mix with others but just be aware that you may have to do this before you ruin a large batch due to the reaction. I lost about half a bottle and a lot of poly due to the reaction.

his is my second time using Trans Tint. It seems to be the blochiest tint I have used and dries back dull! Not a fan!

Thus far I've only used this to apply a shading coat between dyeing a burst and a clear top coat on a guitar build. Its worked wonderfully so far. Forget the color swatch.. mix and test for yourself

I've tried a number of the other colors and do like them. The only issue I've found is that a number of diffent finishes seem to make it bleed and some epoxies wont cure properly around it if there is a need to attach them after application. I like using Arm-R-seal for example and while it does work with it. it seems to bleed slightly even after letting the dye dry for an extended amount of time. I can say I've had excellent luck with system three epoxy on a few trial pieces.