staining glazing

Re: staining glazing

David Yoho

>I've colored glazing compound before by mixing it with artist's oil colors. It doesn't take much to do the job, so start with a little and sneak up on the color you're after.

David

Re: staining glazing

Paul Dwight

>You really need pigments to change the color of glazing compound. Minwax oil-based stains contain some pigments but if you stir the stain up according to the directions on the can, the pigments will be quite diluted by the solvent and dyes that make up the liquid component of the mix. To get enough pigment to change the color of the glazing compound, you'd add so much liquid that the glazing compound would lose its workable consistency.

You could try letting the can of stain sit undisturbed for a couple of days so that the pigments settle to the bottom. Then you could use a stir stick to scrape up only the pigments from the bottom, and use that to color your glazing compound.

Personally, I'd use Universal Tint Pigments (available at any paint store) or artist's colors. Unless you do an awful lot of this, artist's colors would likely be the least expensive way to go.

Good luck! -- Paul

What I did

Jack Guzman from Maine

>Thanks Paul and David for your responses. I got impatient.This is the final step on a clock I've been working on for quite a while.I'm building a regulator clock like a type 2 Seth Thomas.Instead of a brass bezel I decided to use brass pins and glazing compound to hold the glass in the door.

I put about a tablespoon of mixed minwax dark walnut into a fistful of compound.I like the result.It came out more gray than brown however.Next time I'll try artists paint or pigments.

Here's a picture of the inside of the door.The stain thinned the compound so I have to wait for it to set up for awhile lying flat.I don't want it to puddle.(I hope it hardens a bit)---Jack