Transtint Dyes

[Hotburrito1]

I am just wondering if anybody has a clever trick that they use when dealing with Transtint Dye/stains.
Each and every time I use TT It seems to leak dye all over the bottle. It seems I can be as careful as possible but it still makes a mess. Please tell me that this happens to you too! I don't want to be the crazy one lol.
Thanks guys
Jeff

 

[bullfrogblues]

Lol, yes it happens to me, too!
I wear nitrile gloves and wipe the bottle as soon as I can!

 

[old wrench]

As I type this with Transtint Brown Mahogany stained fingers from working to match the finish on an ancient violin that I'm fixing up for one of my godsons son.
Bullfrogblues has a more sensible approach .


Best Regards,
Geo.

 

[Sconnie]

bullfrogblues has it right!

 

[bender66]

Try as I might, I experienced that as I stained a neck a couple months ago despite trying like hell not to dribble.

 

[Hotburrito1]

Yeah I've learned to use nitrile gloves and wipe fast as well. I still seem to always make a mess. I might try putting stewmac whip tips or satellite city Pro tips on a bottle. See if that helps/works.

 

[telepraise]

Gloves are definitely a must. I also tint a mixture of flow enhancer and lacquer thinner to make it more controllable .. Lastly, a little goes a long way, so instead of squirting drops out of the bottle , I pull the cap and use these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WLIQHQ0/?tag=tdpri-20

 

[DrASATele]

Hmmmmm..... That's not a bad idea telepraise
I've been in bullfrog's state of mind. So yes, me too! and I have to use the gloves otherwise my fingers start to look like the tip of the bottle.
It's a good thing the wife works for Walgreens, there's a steady of supply of gloves needed for finishing

 

[philosofriend]

I only work with it in the garage. Never bring those bottles around things that can't get stained.

 

[Flakey]

I feel your pain Hotburrito1.

 

[eallen]

I have better luck mixing dyes using transfer pipettes. A 100 pack of 3ml is $6 on amazon. Suction the dye out of the bottle & squeeze it into your mix. Bottle never gets tipped.

I also learned the hard way to put the cap on as quick as possible lest one get knocked over & spilled. I had a dye disaster 2 months ago when my shelf with all my dye mixes in glass jars collapsed plumetting them 7' down to their death all over the concrete shop floor! Fortunately I was close by for them to splatter all over me as well. [emoji51][emoji12]

 

[Vizcaster]

I kind of think the mess contributes to the mad-scientist vibe in my shop.

 

[DrASATele]

I kind of think the mess contributes to the mad-scientist vibe in my shop.

I'll second this statement.

 

[wadeeinkauf]

Gloves are definitely a must. I also tint a mixture of flow enhancer and lacquer thinner to make it more controllable .. Lastly, a little goes a long way, so instead of squirting drops out of the bottle , I pull the cap and use these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WLIQHQ0/?tag=tdpri-20

I do this as well....I always order a few each time I order something from Stemac
Wade

 

[R. Stratenstein]

Are y'all snipping the entire tips off the bottles? I did that on the first bottle of Dye, --never again. I've got a nail set I sharpened to a needle point, that seems to make the perfect "pin hole" in the end of a dye bottle tip. You have to squeeze drops out, gently, and if you stop squeezing in between drops, it will suck (most of) the droplet back into the bottle. Not always perfect, but of course, that's why I put on the gloves, too.