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   jvk | Jan 16, 2010 04:31pm | #1

   You're going to have to tell
   You're going to have to tell us exactly what dye you used, water , alcohol etc thinner you used etc. Usually w/ dye you can wipe over it w/ more thinner to lighten it.

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   gudd | Jan 16, 2010 05:01pm | #2

   I used water based analine dyes, a black (sanded back), yellow (sanded back) and then a ruby red. I got the idea from a lumberjocks post "too dye for", that was used on a turned vase.

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   Westchester | Jan 16, 2010 05:31pm | #3

   It's not going to be easy - I
   It's not going to be easy - I would try different thinners - and if no difference - wipe on and quickly wipe off some paint remover. Test first if possible - I don't want you to make more trouble for yourself.

   Sanding won't take the color out of the grain - dyes go deep - especially water dyes.

   The Saints playing well in the 1st half -

   SA

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   gudd | Jan 16, 2010 06:00pm | #4

   Thanks for the tip, I'll
   Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try. It doesn't look bad but the more I please Mama with "in the house worthy" furniture is directly related to the likelyhood of me buying more and better tools. (which is of course related to me putting out more better furniture)

   Thanks again.

   Gudd

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   SteveSchoene | Jan 16, 2010 07:04pm | #5

   Water is the solvent to use. And, as Westchester said, it won't remove it all from the grain, but that's the part you were letting darken anyway.

   If that doesn't work as you would like, then you can do a light sanding back as you did with the first colors. And re-dye the surface with a much less concentrated dye.

   But if those steps don't work, don't use a paint stripper, use chlorine bleach. It may take several applications, and it probably won't get everything out of the most porous parts of the wood. But one of these steps out to get you where you need to go.

   This of course is the reason for my signature line. I'd even recreate your problem on scrap and test the "repair" method before experimenting on the project itself.