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   erich | Aug 17, 2005 04:29pm | #1

   Hi there,

        Sorry I didn't see this earlier, you haven't gotten much action on this.  I bought the MIXOL kit over at Homestead Finishing with like 13 or 15 colors or something (I can't remember what I paid, I think it was around $45-50, but you can check out their site and price the kit - homesteadfinishing.com).  I used it in a rather limited application to adjust some coloration of Zebrawood (the pale straw-colored stripes in some areas were almost whiteish) and I liked the result.  I think there are a multitude of uses for it, I'm just not versed enough in finishing to have reason to try them all yet.  I really liked how it mixed with the shellac carrier I used, I had heard that powder pigments were harder to mix and were more granular, the liquid properties of MIXOL seemed to obviate that entirely.  Just for fun I mixed up some with water and lacquer to see what it looked like and it was equally good.  I guess the only think I didn't like was that the result was somewhat more opaque than I wanted.  To be fair, I should have expected that as it is a pigment and not a dye, and maybe if I had practiced more I could have come up with a diution that was more translucent.  A little goes a long way, at least as a repair or adjustment item.  I'm not sure if this helps at all, but I can tell you that it adressed my problem quickly and efficiently.  Good luck.

   Erich  

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   Ricks503 | Aug 17, 2005 05:44pm | #2

   Thanks,

   seems like this is something to look into, but more for fixes than actual finishing?1 - measure the board twice, 2 - cut it once, 3 - measure the space where it is supposed to go        4 - get a new board and go back to step 1

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   WillGeorge | Aug 17, 2005 09:38pm | #3

   I hear ya! Back in 1960 or so.. I forget German.. I think it was somethin' a Leter.. I think in the USA we payed that for a Gallon...