08-29-2013, 10:13 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by K'Tesh
I tested a black Sharpie (King Size), and a red Stanford Magnum 44 permanent marker on some scrap balsa with the black and scarlet RIT Dye samples I have tried.
The Hawk is now Stanford red, and I plan on using Sharpie black for the details
I'm thinking seriously about painting the Nighthawk, I saw a photo of a yellow and black version that I'd like to reproduce, however the golden yellow RIT dye isn't bright enough... Perhaps yellow food coloring suspended in 99% alcohol would be worth a scrap of balsa.
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The 'wetness' of the alcohol or water would most likely warp your wood where it is thin. I would drop the 'dye' and either use a light spray coating of lacquer or Sharpies.
Just forget about using dye altogether is my rec.
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