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Your cart is empty.Developed by renowned restorer and finisher Jeff Jewitt, the TransTint line of dyes is more versatile than any we’ve ever seen! TransTint dyes, like this black, can be mixed with water for astain or with alcohol for a fast drying, non-grain raising stain. For use as a toner or “shader,” dyes can be added directly to water-based finishes and solvents to create a perfect match for touch-ups or a unique, customized finish. A 2 oz. bottle yields about 2 quarts of dye-stain. Can even be added to: shellac, catalyzed lacquer and varnish, water-based lacquer and polyurethane finishes. Not for exterior use.
Franco
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2025
Awesome product, came out the exact color I had envisioned. Definitely wear gloves or else your hands will get purple.
Eleanor
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025
Exceeded expectations. 2 things I noticed…1. This die results in a nicely subdued black finish when used for epoxy repair. It is common for people to mistake the resin for natural dark streaks of lumbar, whereas the black mica powder I previously used looked nice, but far less organic.2. As soon as I add a few drop to the epoxy, it feels like the viscosity drops, resulting in easy stirring, almost like a lubricant. Unclear why, but it has no detrimental effect on the results. It may actually aid in penetration if the viscosity is indeed lower.Very fond of this product!
C. R. McDowell
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2024
I’m making a Telecaster from scratch and wanted a butterscotch blonde look so that it resembled Micawber (Keith Richards’ famous Tele). I used TransTint honey amber and got surprisingly close, although not exact. This was my first go at getting this color so I’m sure after more experimentation, I can more closely produce the color. Anyway, I got close enough to be happy, although probably a little too dark.The directions say to mix with denatured alcohol OR WATER! I used water since I don’t have a proper respirator to deal with the nasty fumes from denatured alcohol. I also don’t have any spray equipment, so I simply mixed it with water in a red solo cup. I filled water up to that line (the circumferential indentation in the cup) you can see above the liquid and the used maybe 1/8th of the dye mixed in. See the picture of the TransTint bottle I included. This is what’s left in the bottle. The bottle was brand new and full before.If you didn’t know, the creator of TransTint is Jeff Jewitt, who is not only a master of finishing, but also a master luthier and makes beautiful custom acoustic guitars. Check him out.Anyway, since I used water, it raised the grain, but that is fine and lightly sanding the grain back down (I used 1000 grit), it creates a super smooth surface. Note that the guitar as pictured is after 3 coats of TransTint honey amber. It also has 5 coats of Tru Oil already as seen in the picture. I think I will do 4 or 5 more coats. Before doing Tru Oil, it did loom closer to banana yellow, but Tru Oil has a nice amber color which helped to bring that to what you see in the pictures.
sgath92
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2023
This product was my first time using a water or alcohol based wood dye and I bought it for tinting wood fillers and grain fillers. The bottle seems a bit expensive for its size, but the dye worked very well in the different products I mixed it into. Don't give in to the temptation of using a lot as a little goes a long way. I intentionally choose dark walnut because I wanted grain filler tinted to a dark brown approaching black in color, and this worked out perfectly.I have not yet used it much to dye wood directly with a foam brush so I cannot comment on how well it works in that regard.If you want dark grain filler this is a great product to have on hand.If only it was not so expensive I would have a few other colors around for when/if needed.
Steve Hagerdorn
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2021
I used the purple dye on a 335 guitar kit that I bought from Leo Jaymz (also on Amazon). It's very easy to use and it has a really nice color, but the little red cap that sits on top of the white lid was cracked. It was sealed and there was a rubber band around it to keep it all together, but it might leak if I doubt keep the cap and rubber band on, and keep it in the bag. Worked fine on a maple veneer. There are some before and after pictures on here. It isnt finished yet. I just sanded it it with 400, wiped a coat on, waited an hour, and put another coat on. I mixed it with water, so im going to let it sit for about 2 days to completely dry before I finish it with Tru-Oil. I would recommend wearing gloves because it stains skin and nothing helps it come off. It also recommend using those lint free blue shop towels because the absorb a lot, so it doesn't puddle up, and they don't tear up and leave lint as easily as rags or paper towels. I made some extra dye just in case, and used less than half of the bottle for the entire body and neck. I feel like it's a bit over priced for the amount you get, but it's great quality.
Elijah Stephens
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2015
The only reason I gave the dye 4 stars instead of 5 is because I think its a little 2 expensive for what it is. Do not get me wrong this is a great dye, but I have used other dyes that performed the same way for half the price. I just wanted to try this because it seems this is what a lot of the more experienced wood craftsman that I watch online use. One thing I really like about these dyes is that I can mix it up in a Mason jar and keep what ever I do not use. I actually had some of this in a mason jar for about 6 months. I took it out shook it up and it was ready to use. Now I don't know if there are any warnings against doing this but it has worked great for me. Transtint also makes these dyes in a lot of different colors which is quite nice and they can be mixed together to create your own custom colors. You may have to do some serious online searching to find all of their colors though, as some of the colors seem a little hard to get your hands on. I have also used this to tint some clear shellac and it worked well for that. All and all the dye works great on hard woods. As with any water based dye or stain on blotch prone woods like, birch or poplar. I recommend spraying the dye on with an HVLP gun to get a nice even absorption. Sand your wood good with a 120. Then wipe it down with a fairly wet cloth. Let it dry completely and sand it again with a 220 before you stain or dye. Though I have applied this to pine with a phone brush and got really nice results.
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