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Offline DC

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Wood bleeding
« on: November 20, 2014, 08:50:10 pm »
I put Kingwood tips on my new bow and tried my new pitch/methanol varnish. The color from the Kingwood bled all over the bow. I'd heard that you use shellac to stop bleeding so after re-sanding everything I tried shellac. It bled Kingwood color everywhere. Any idea how to stop this?
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Offline dane lund

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2014, 09:24:56 pm »
Just seal it. It's going to take a couple of good coats of a good shellac, lacquer, or varnish to seal up the grain.
Then it will stop.

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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2014, 09:31:24 pm »
Never messed with kingwood. But paduk and cocobolo wood is really oily and its done the same to me on projects other than bows. I always wipe the heck out of the wood with a paper towel with some acetone on it before glueing it to any other wood. You will go through multiple paper towels. Keep going until the towel is almost clean, takes a long time though. Seems to work for me, but I've top coated with oil after, such as teak, tru oil or some type of oil finish. Hope that helps.

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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2014, 09:37:38 pm »
I've wiped id down with acetone and applied a thin coat of super glue to the complete surface to seal on oily woods. never worked with kingwood either, but I think the SG would work.   ;)
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Offline PatM

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2014, 09:37:57 pm »
I think Superglue is considered ideal for sealing tropical woods as a first coat. Epoxy also works very well.
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Offline DC

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2014, 10:07:58 pm »
I've glued the tips on with CA, no problem. After I glue them on I shape them. This exposes fresh wood. When I try to shellac(to seal it) I get a bright pinkish purple stain. I would try to wipe it with acetone before shellac but I'm afraid that would bleed just as bad. I put a small piece in a container of alcohol and in less than 15 seconds the alcohol looked like red wine. I guess try a water based finish. It's going to take a bit of sanding, the stain has soaked into the Ocean Spray.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2014, 10:15:08 pm »
Shape your tips then rub superglue on them. Like a finish. It's buffs out nice. Do a couple coats and steel wool in between. Then the poly won't make the wood oils run. Oily woods are sealed well with super glue
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Offline DC

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2014, 10:22:24 pm »
There ya go! I knew someone would nail it. I went out and tried it just now. Worked great and I didn't even let it set up long enough.
Thanks Blaflair2
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Wood bleeding
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2014, 10:53:02 pm »
Well others said it. I just said my process
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