India Ink

[Jeff Mills]

I just ordered a quart of black water proof India Ink to finish some tables for my daughter.

http://www.dickblick.com/products/bl...oof-india-ink/

Being a newbie with india ink I have a couple of questions...

* Should I brush the stuff on bare wood or spray it on? I would think you would treat it like a dye?
* Seeing it's water proof... is it cool to top coat with water based poly?
* Any pointers or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Jeff Mills]

Originally Posted by DavidF

At the end I said that next time I wanted a true black that obscures the grain I would spray paint with black (duh) and then apply the clear finish to give me the depth I needed.

Exactly... any rattle can satin black would have worked, like rustOleum and would not raise the grain like the india ink did. After I applied the two flood coats of india ink I was wondering why I sanded the RO to 220 grit. It raised the grain so bad I thought I had glued up a bunch of rough cut lumber.

Lesson Learned - no more India ink for this guy...

[Jeff Mills]

Originally Posted by jlwest

Jeff,
I built a red oak corner TV stand with shelves for components and stuff. My wife wanted it black so I just used flat black paint, two coats lighly sanded, and two coats of urathane as final coat. Seems to have worked fine.

Jeff

Your a smart man, I'm wondering about myself.