Hi folks,
There have been times when I'm using thin CA to harden balsa parts. Actually I do it a lot. As my eyes age, in some lighting conditions it is tough to see where I've already soaked in the CA and where it hasn't been applied. Also, if I'm sanding down a hardened bit of balsa, it would be nice if the CA were colored so I could see that I'm starting to sand through.
I have noticed that thin CA acts like a pretty good solvent on stuff like sharpie marker ink. Is there something I can buy that will dissolve into the CA (without kicking off its setting process) that would dye it? In my mind, I'd get a hobby lobby bottle of the pink stuff, dump in the dye powder, shake it up, and then whenever I use that bottle, I'd get well colored hardened balsa...
Anybody ever done this?
Marc
There have been times when I'm using thin CA to harden balsa parts. Actually I do it a lot. As my eyes age, in some lighting conditions it is tough to see where I've already soaked in the CA and where it hasn't been applied. Also, if I'm sanding down a hardened bit of balsa, it would be nice if the CA were colored so I could see that I'm starting to sand through.
I have noticed that thin CA acts like a pretty good solvent on stuff like sharpie marker ink. Is there something I can buy that will dissolve into the CA (without kicking off its setting process) that would dye it? In my mind, I'd get a hobby lobby bottle of the pink stuff, dump in the dye powder, shake it up, and then whenever I use that bottle, I'd get well colored hardened balsa...
Anybody ever done this?
Marc