Can You Dye Wood with Food Coloring?
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- čas přidán 13. 11. 2021
- Can You Dye Wood with Food Coloring? Short answer? Yes. Long answer? Yes and it looks friggin awesome. Check out how I use food coloring to dye wood. This wood looks amazing after a burn and a brush and an application of food coloring? Who knew??
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Sky blue and some green grass makes for a nice dream summer cabin ;)
My wife and I sat and binged all of your videos on wood dyes and experiments 🧪 and she is very excited about using food coloring on an herb planter for our front yard garden. We both love the content and are always watching !!
Awesome. And much appreciated!
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Ex contractor from the US retired in the Philippines great idea I wanna try this I bought a resort on the beach products are hard to come by but food dyes everywhere ✅🇺🇸🇵🇭
I do the burn and stain the beam centerpiece candle holders I make. Found out one day when I was ready to do the finishing on some candle holders, I was out of polyurethane. Had some spray shellac and decided to use that. Best decision. The shellac really makes the colors stand out and pop, as they call it. It's all I use on them now.
Thanks for the video. Might try the food coloring.
My wife does this process but instead of food coloring, she uses spray paint onto a paper towel and then wipes it on there. Turns out looking amazing.
Very cool sounding indeed.
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@@BuildDadBuild DO IT.
Thanks for the idea.. will try it.. 👍
Yeah but I can't until spray paint in the basement during winter.
Can i ask if she would dampen the towel with soemthing like water or a thinners?
This sounds like something i will try ,,🤔
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I would add pink to the red to make it redder. The yellow in the wood is creating the orange. Since the pink clearly has a bit of purple to neutralise the yellow then I think adding that to the red may balance it out. ’m not a color theory genius. I’ve been watching a ton of hair dying videos and am quite deep into color theory. Also this very thing happened to my hair.
I did this last year on a hickory handle. Use acetone instead of alcohol. Acetone has what it takes chemically to dissolve the ingredients in the food dye and get them to penetrate and mix into the natural oils in the wood.
acetone would have eaten the plastic cup too
@@stefanfyhn4668 Food coloring is water soluble. That's how it's used in food. We don't put acetone in cupcakes.
@@mstrivelli but you can. It will evaporate when heated.
Witch is better, water or acetone?
@@mstrivelli Thank goodness we don't eat our wood creations then lol
Sweet. Showing this to my wife. Just made her a noodle board and was trying different stains. She is watching your video now to decide. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful. Well done you have given a lot of people many ideas! Thanks mate
Wow, Nick!!! They came out way better than I expected! Great job, and thanks for sharing! 💯😎👍🏻
Thanks, brother!
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Brooo I love the light blue n those greens 😍
Very cool! Love all the colors. Going to give this a try, just used your links to get the Food coloring and Melamine sponges. Waiting on my LongMill 30x30 CNC from Sienci Labs to be shipped! Got some crazy ideas in my head that need to be created. Keep up the good work, love what your doing.
Let me know how you like the LongMill. That's on my list of possible next purchases!
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Great video! Very informative & entertaining! Thank you so much! I can’t believe how beautiful the colors turned out!🤩
The purple turned out very nice! Looks like i'm adding food dye to my shopping list !
What did he use to get the color to stick he goes so fast
I used food coloring on some wooden crosses I made out of 1x1 garden stakes for Easter. I mixed colors together toget a color I really liked. Of course, since it was Easter time, I used water, vibegar and food coloring. I feel that the vinegar helps the color penetrate rhe wood better. I mixed a brown color which I covered over with a clear top coat. I liked the look. Even though I used pine, the wood looked like red cedar.
I'm officially going to redo my display shelf. They all look awsome!
Awesome, first used torch wood technique 40 years ago in shop class.
The neon blue, purple and neon green are by far my favs
You can add a tiny bit of green to the red to make it more vibrant or just apply a second coat after the first dries.
Those turned out BEAUTIFUL
I absolutely love your video cover, I want to experiment now
Love how the colours came out. Was wondering what food dye would look like on timber. Love it. Also, I really want that shirt!! 🤣🤣
Thank you for the inspiration and pointers on how to do this !
I'd love to have some cabinets made out of this! So beautiful! Thanks for sharing! 😎
With food coloring?
Now this is badass. Plain and simple. Gorgeous dude.
Great demo. Thanks!
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Beautiful Colors ! Good job.
WOW, i wish i knew of this 35 years ago when i was woodworking and woodcarving. thanks for the info.
That is awesome! I actually like the dark ones as well. Very subtle which is more to some peoples tastes.
Agreed,
And thank you!
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Came across this by accident and it gave me the idea I need to finish my latest project. Subscribed.
Very cool. I am using this now for a piece I am doing. Love it! Thanks for the video. I did get the food color from your link :))
Sweet!
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That restorer is dope, it's going to be my next tool for sure. Great video keep it up.
Love that thing!
Very new to your channel. I love how all the colors turned out ! Wanting to try this out and maybe finish off with Resin. Any chance you have tried this or have any thoughts on the results?
Thanks !
I haven't tried it. I would make sure to seal it first, I think the color might tint the resin.
Cheers!
Tattoo ink... they have white. You can water it down and/or mix colors together. Having white to lighten is awesome.
Awesome colours better then I would have expected from food dye. I’m a sucker for orange so I liked the red/ orange one
Tony the Tiger it is! LOL
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Great video. I really like the neon/grass green. Do you build any thing with your samples, burn them in a fire/store or just keep them as a reference piece? Thanks for sharing!
The crappy ones get burnt. The good ones are reference.
I've build projects in the past using this technique, but I usually buy new lumber for those. That being said...I have a BUNCH of these things laying around. Need to figure something to do with them.
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I have used blue and green food color mixed with denatured alcohol to dye my wood pieces for years. Always turns out different but always looks great.
I couldn’t get it to mix at all. Wonder if it’s the type of food coloring
how does it hold up over time? the color looks awesome in the video but i'm wondering if it keeps the richness long term?
@@JT-sr5fq my food colored dye wood projects all faded to zero color within 2 years. How about the OP?
I have found the same thing with a drum kit I built and stained with Blue food colouring. It especially happens faster if it has any sun light on it.
@@LitoGeorgeThis seems to be the most important comment on this video and it's gone unnoticed.
Wow i was not expecting them to be so vibrant, incredible 🤘
Cheers! Homie
I'm not surprised that it works. Last year I switched from using stains or colored finishes to using alcohol ink for colorants.
Great video Nick , that light green is awesome, never thought about food due to stain wood ! Cheers 🇬🇧
Glad you dug it, Phil!
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I have to wonder, since food dye is water based, won't these just fade and change color especially in sunlight? Or bleed out onto other surfaces if they get wet?
All dye is water based... All dye fades as well...
Those colours looked stunning
I really can't believe those colours.... Definitely doing this 😮
Wow that looks incredible! Nice one man.
Thank you! Cheers!
That red looks like you could use more red dye but maybe add a few drops of black to darken it just a little?
The grape and the navy blue might need a brighter background, maybe stain it white or light grey first and then do grape or navy blue? I don't know if that would work, but I might try it myself.
This was great, that actually gave me a few ideas now!!
Sweet! That's what I'm here for!!
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@Build Dad Build but first I need to finish moving stuff around shed and finish current projects and edit videos for channel. Aaaaaaannnnd let it warm up a bit. Lol. Great show last night!!
This is fantastic! Never thought they would turn out that good! I've never even thought about trying this. Great video as always 👍
Thanks bud! The videos I saw the colors were really washed out. So I was really surprised as well!
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Food coloring. Great idea For non toxic wood
Coloring!!!! I’m in!!!!
Another excellent video i dig them colors..Thank brother
thanks David!
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I have tried this with the same food coloring. It works!
Those are awesome brother I'm about to try these out today
Right on!
Nice stuff. Love it!
I do like the green because I'm going to do something to my truck building a nice flatbed I would and I was trying to get some good ideas of what color should I use and that green looks freaking awesome. That would be pretty cool for a flatbed color
Wondering if the result would be the same if gel food coloring is used. Love how the original type worked out. Will have to use that in future projects.
I was wondering it too as well .
I can say tho ive tried with dyes ment for cloths with vibrant results and also mixing acrylic paints with a light wood stain will still soaks in quite well , but i havent tried a bright color as these with my stain experiment yet as im going for a more rusty ,smokey type look on this current project but it is delivering great results in that visions path
I was thinking the same as the gel food coloring is way more pigmented.
Nice results.
Be interested to see how the colors hold up with UV light. Will they fade? I did an experiment with some last year and they faded (in cedar).
Tempted to try using water-based clear stain or urethane as the agent to apply the coloring.
I've also tried printer refill ink, and loved the colors, but it is not water fast at all.
With you on the melamine. Your vid on them a few months back got me to buy a big package of them.
I mean...anything will fade in UV light eventually. Check out Total Boat Halcyon. It's UV resistant.
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I have used food coloring with denatured alcohol for my wood pieces for several years. They always come out good but they do fade faster than a normal dye when outside.
Anything that will stain wood is not something I want in my body.
That blue is amazing. Great video overall.
that violet purple was really close to my Schecter C-5 GT bass >_> love it.
This is amazing. I'm wanting to try this but the project I would like to do is large and would require a lot of food coloring so do you think fabric dye would work?
You can try it. I haven't had great success with it, but I know other folks have.
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Getting to the point of building a small countertop for a camper that has all cabinets in white.
I'll be using food coloring to paint the Shou Sugi Ban(ed) pieces.
Sky blue or Grass green.
Great video, thanks!
Noice! Sounds very cool.
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Love the out results from the dye but im confused on what you mixed the food coloring in with, I know you started out with the denatured alcohol and then the lacquer thinner in the plastic cup, but what was in the measuring cup did you water down the lacquer? or was it just water lol
Water
Banggggggg, thanks for the update on this hack/experiment!
Great video Nick, what was the final outcome on how much food coloring and the denatured alcohol? Did it work better with water?
Just used water. And I eyeballed it. I'd say around a 1/4 of the container to the water in the glass.
i had an idea the other day for using cloth dye but seen this today and i love the neon colors, im curious how long it lasted and if you tryed vinegar like people do with easter eggs
The sealant he used will probably keep it from getting washed/rubbed away for a long time, but food coloring isn't lightfast so sunlight will cause the colors to fade/change within a few months. If you try it make sure to use a UV resistant sealant because that will make it last way longer, but it still won't be permanent unless you also keep it in a dark room where sunlight never hits it
The last time I tried this, I got an important phone call, had to take it and when I got back the chemical combo of the denatured alcohol and some of the food coloring had separated, or part of the food coloring had separated and I couldn't get it reabsorb into the solution, no matter how much I stirred it. I threw it out and hadn't tried again, because I'd been so busy with work.
EXCELLENT VIDEO... BEAUTIFUL
So, I was looking to try this on a pine book case I just made from scrap wood I'm trying to use up before winter comes. And since this video is 9 months old I figured now would be a good time to ask; have the colors faded over time? If so, how much have they changed?
Its just a pine book case, I can always make another, but I don't want to put a clear coat on it and end up hating how the thing looks this time next year.
Not at all. Now they’re in the shop so they don’t see direct sun, but they are the same color they were 9 months ago. Maybe slightly darker.
I have found that food coloring fads fast in sunlight. Use a uv blocking clear coat to keep the color fresh for a few years. It gives a nice colored driftwood look for a long time. I switched to more durable dyes about 20 years ago that maintain a high vibrant color but they are more difficult to apply evenly.
I have boards in the shop that haven’t lost any color in over 2 years. Use a good UV resistant finish. 👍🏻
thanks for teaching me how to do this lol my shelves looks pretty great
Glad I could help, Corey!
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When you said you were gonna eyeball it, you werent joking. Lol you gloved up. But forgot the safety glasses.lol
Absolutely love the Jason mask! Great videos! Thanks for the info.
Thanks!
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always love burning vids great job bro
Fire! Fire!
Great video two thumbs up👍👍. I think I will make one of my round too projects to refinish my rifle stock. Including Anything Wood that has a tendency to disappear. After all a one-of-a-kind items,it’s hard to miss or hide😁.
The background music kicks ass.
New subscriber here just came across your channel looking at shou sugi ban. I'm going to be building some raised beds and was thinking of a way to give them a cool finish and I love this idea of the food colouring and lacquer over the shou sugi ban can't wait to have a go thank you so much for sharing
Sure thing!
Sounds awesome!
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Might have to try that blue. Have a project that’s going to need blue. Good stuff yet again😁
Thanks brother!
Use artist oil paint mixed with mineral spirits. Make any color wood stain you like and it will be far more lightfast.
Nick this amazing!!! The results are just awesome. I have to say I like the violet and grass green, but the red would be what I try first. I wonder if you add some white vinegar like you do with Easter eggs if that would make any difference. Rock on 🤘
It might...not sure. I wasn't too worried about being food safe (which is why you use vinegar with eggs) but it could serve as a good carrier!
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I’m going to try this with reclaimed scaffolding boards that’s have been planed and sanded then hatch varnish to protect as I will be building a gate for our yard I’m UK also so your reaching over the pond. ,it’s say I love the humour you have 👍🏻
Thanks! And Hello from the States!!
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Hey mate, also in the UK and also using scaffold boards - how did it go?
Beautiful work brother… I like the sunset yellow / orange …. Really nice … however I must say I really like them all 👍👍🏆
I'm going to do some guitar necks like this! I was planning to use artists ink but now I will try food colouring, much cheaper...thanks for this! btw.i like the greens and the pink 🙂
Awesome!
How long does the color stay? Will it fade faster than other stains?
They look amazing. How did the food colouring hold up a year later?
What alcotos used to mix the food dye? Im goingyto try this
Holds up great. Mixed with water.
Thank you! 😊🙏🏼
Does anybody know how long this takes to cure? Whats the best way to seal in the color?
knowledge gained, thank you for the video. Those food coloring, Is it safe for chopping boards?
Its water soluble
I'm new to this and wanting to make a desk using 3/4 inch sanded popular plywood..at 70.00 a sheet..what pointers could you give me on my first charing? also I like the food coloring..in the video...I noticed you just let it soak over night.you didn't wipe it down like a stain..also did the water stain lift the grain of the wood? thank you for teaching other ideas
Do not burn plywood. It doesn’t take well.
Looks like this would make great sunset murals
I did this on fir deck on my truck in pink with food colouring but I didn't seal it and it started to mold. I inquired at a few paint shops and they told me not to use food colouring so I sanded it all off wish I would have seen this video then I still have my nice pink deck thanks for the info
pink and orange is really badass looking!! cool idea, will a wire brush work in place of the power tool you used?
You can use a wire brush. I just don't like the tool marks it leaves.
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After I dye my spoon what do I coat it with to be able to use it for food?
You can use olive oil
ohhhh nice bro!!!
then you use water and food coloring? i wanna try make it
Have you ever painted a board vs dye, I’m working on a chair with an engraving on the head board. I plan to char and clean the wood then paint it and apply linseed oil versus any kind of sealer just using the old method of burn, brush, clean up and oil what you think?
I like the dye better because it doesn't cover up the wood grain. But it's all personal preference in the end!
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Amazing colors! Gonna do a red gun stock.
Looks great as usual, but just curious, what has anyone built with this? Looking for ideas to build with my "experimental" pieces of wood.
Thank you.
Check my back catalog, I've build quite a few things.
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All of them looks great!. I use another way...I use the same pigment I use to make Tie Dye shirt for my kids and work very well. But now going to try food color...maybe going to be safer. Thank you for share.
Sure thing!
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I wonder if you would have a difference with the different types of food coloring's, like the powdered kind.
Really cool. I wonder how the colors hold up in direct sunlight even when top-coated... I almost bought the Keda Dye kit till i saw this video. ;)
Those are awesome!
I might have just missed it all together but for the final mixing with the food color did we actually use lacquer or just good old life water h20??
And if you don't have that tool to remove the burnt wood would sand paper work?
Good ol' high quality H2O.
I'd use something like a nylon scrub brush or wire brush. You no longer have a flat surface and sandpaper won't get in the nooks and crannies.
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Until I get the restoring tool I use a wire brush. But I've thought of trying a wire wheel on a bench grinder one of these days. Shou Sugi Ban is just a pain in the ass. So I'm procrastinating on trying the wire wheel.