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mrtexas · 11-05-2016, 01:55 PM

More progress on 51 dash wall hanger I worked on today, light walnut on top and figured maple on the bottom. Probably not the right colors but it is only a wall hanger and I had the materials left over. It does require some experimentation. If I don't like how that roll of grain looks I just wipe the grain off the base coat and try again. As I have done 4 dashes now sometimes I can't get it perfect but trying again won't improve the look!
Next step is toner, another ink. You let the grain ink dry a few days and then spray with a clear "hold down" coat. You rub on the toner and it makes the grain look "richer." Then the final clear coat over everything. These pictures are before hold down and clear coat. On my first dash I didn't use toner and it looked great anyway.

Here is a 49 dash I worked on today.

This 41 dash is the 2nd dash I have done using grainit system from Florida. It is pretty easy. You put ink on the grain plate, wipe it off with a knife, and roll it on to the soft roller. Then you run the roller over the dash to transfer the grain. Same way Henry did it. Last is spraying with clear coat. The 49 dash was birds eye maple. This 41 dash is light walnut. I liked the deluxe colored dash better than the very dark super deluxe dash which is almost black dark walnut. Basic kit is $449. I had to buy a second plate, (straight grain), light walnut base coat and ink. The base coat is in a spray can. You can also use a specific Dupont base coat but the spray can isn't any more expensive. I'm an amature grainer. My amature job which is pretty good cost me $60 for base, $30 for ink, and $125 for the grain plate. Note the dark smudge near the clock will be covered up. I think it does a better job than I would using freehand graining with a brush, crumpled paper etc. I already had the roller($149), cleaner spray($10), lock down coat spray($20), and squeegee($30). If I were to send off to grainit I'm sure I'd get a better job but at a cost of $2,000+. Water transfer graining done by specialists is also an option which I used on my 36 which would cost around what the basic kit costs.Water transfer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naf8D86YyCM

11-05-2016, 01:55 PM	#1
mrtexas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 4,432	41 dash woodgraining as Henry did it More progress on 51 dash wall hanger I worked on today, light walnut on top and figured maple on the bottom. Probably not the right colors but it is only a wall hanger and I had the materials left over. It does require some experimentation. If I don't like how that roll of grain looks I just wipe the grain off the base coat and try again. As I have done 4 dashes now sometimes I can't get it perfect but trying again won't improve the look! Next step is toner, another ink. You let the grain ink dry a few days and then spray with a clear "hold down" coat. You rub on the toner and it makes the grain look "richer." Then the final clear coat over everything. These pictures are before hold down and clear coat. On my first dash I didn't use toner and it looked great anyway. Here is a 49 dash I worked on today. This 41 dash is the 2nd dash I have done using grainit system from Florida. It is pretty easy. You put ink on the grain plate, wipe it off with a knife, and roll it on to the soft roller. Then you run the roller over the dash to transfer the grain. Same way Henry did it. Last is spraying with clear coat. The 49 dash was birds eye maple. This 41 dash is light walnut. I liked the deluxe colored dash better than the very dark super deluxe dash which is almost black dark walnut. Basic kit is $449. I had to buy a second plate, (straight grain), light walnut base coat and ink. The base coat is in a spray can. You can also use a specific Dupont base coat but the spray can isn't any more expensive. I'm an amature grainer. My amature job which is pretty good cost me $60 for base, $30 for ink, and $125 for the grain plate. Note the dark smudge near the clock will be covered up. I think it does a better job than I would using freehand graining with a brush, crumpled paper etc. I already had the roller($149), cleaner spray($10), lock down coat spray($20), and squeegee($30). If I were to send off to grainit I'm sure I'd get a better job but at a cost of $2,000+. Water transfer graining done by specialists is also an option which I used on my 36 which would cost around what the basic kit costs.Water transfer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naf8D86YyCM Last edited by mrtexas; 11-10-2016 at 01:05 PM.