How To Tint Polyurethane

[kench]

I'm considering to try Poly on my next paint job but I'm not experienced with it. What should I use to tint clear poly for a tranculent look.. or for a sunburst for instance. What is best to use?

[westhemann]

i don't know right now,but i will be asking at an auto paint store in a couple of months.

www.hok.com (house of kolor) has alot of premixed candy transluscents

[Desopolis]

I also will be using HOK for candy clears,

talking with friends who own Body shops, and a Motorcycle painter, they seam to be the best source for candys. and PPG 2002 seams to be the clear of choice..

[kench]

Thank you but unfortunately "House of Color" is not an option for me as I'm located in Istanbul. Flammable products can't be shipped by air. But they have an informative website. I'll check it out.

Btw.. maybe aniline dyes work can be mixed with clear Polyurethane?

[johnsilver]

The latest issue of Fine Woodworking I received yesterday has an article on dyes. The article says that concentrated dyes such as TransTint, Wizard Tint (J. E. Moser) and Sherwin Williams are suitable for "tinting all clear finishes". In fact, it says that is the best use of these dyes.

I have used both TransTint and Colortone (from Stew Mac) concentrated dyes to tint nitrocellulose lacquer and they work great. I have no personal experience with using them to tint poly. The article says they can.

Hope this helps i.e. I don't know if you can get these dyes in or shipped to Istanbul or not. I know Stew Mac won't ship Colortone outside the US.

[kench]

The latest issue of Fine Woodworking I received yesterday has an article on dyes. The article says that concentrated dyes such as TransTint, Wizard Tint (J. E. Moser) and Sherwin Williams are suitable for "tinting all clear finishes". In fact, it says that is the best use of these dyes.

I have used both TransTint and Colortone (from Stew Mac) concentrated dyes to tint nitrocellulose lacquer and they work great. I have no personal experience with using them to tint poly. The article says they can.

Hope this helps i.e. I don't know if you can get these dyes in or shipped to Istanbul or not. I know Stew Mac won't ship Colortone outside the US.

Oh thank you. I'll try to find similar products over here. There are some CLOU brand concentrated liquid stains here with a huge variety of colors. I believe they are similar to Colortone stains. If Colortone works, Clou should work too. I'll try.