Re: Gluing condenser paper for dying?

From: <mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:10:55 -0000

Great idea on the cheese cloth. I'll have to see if I can find some at JoAnn...

I used wood bleach after I found that normal bleach will attack wood fibers. It worked very well and aside from rinsing, requires no neutralization.

Regards.
Mike Kirda

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Tom Juell <vinfiz1911@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Mike,
>
> I use artist stretcher frames for the bleaching and dying of condenser
> paper. You can get a variety of sizes at your local art supply store.
> I get lengths that will be longer than the paper and a width that fits
> across my bathtub (32" long x 27" wide). I staple a layer of cheese
> cloth to the frame and place the paper on it. Then staple another piece
> of cheese cloth over the paper trapping it between the layer of cheese
> cloth. Using a spray bottle of bleach 50/50 with water I spray bleach
> on the paper, repeating as needed to get as white as possible. Then I
> neutralize the bleaching using 3% hydrogen peroxide you by at the drug
> store. Again spraying it with a spray bottle. Then wash the paper and
> let it dry on the frame.
>
> I dye the paper while still on the rack and between the layers of cheese
> cloth. I use a larger frame made of stretcher frame segments and create
> a shallow "pan" by using a few layers of 4 mil plastic film attached to
> the larger frame. Pour the dye into the "pan" and place the frame
> containing the paper into the dye bath. You might try spraying the dye
> on with a spray bottle. I haven't tried that but have thought about
> it. Might have difficulty controlling the density of the dye color with
> the spray method.
>
> Tom Juell
> New York City
> --
>
> You can make yourself happy or miserable -it's the same amount of effort.
>
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