Martin Saban-smith Intrinsic Colours125ml

Intrinsic Colour Guide:

Black: In several coats you can build up a deep, pure black shade.
Burnt Orange: A dark orange, on the orangey side of brown.
Earth: A warm brown, the colour of drying mud. Sounds bad, but makes a great undercoat or accent colour.
Flame: A bright yellow-orange. Add luxurious fire by blending with Burnt Orange and Ruby.
Forest Green: Rich green, quite dark, a lot like Jade. A great accent colour and blends well with Straw and Honey.
Honey: A glorious yellow. Superb as a bold single colour or a ‘wash’ overcoat.
Midnight Blue: Deep blue with hint of purple. Add to quilted figure and catch the purple glint as you turn the piece.
Plum: Sumptuous Purple. Looks quite Royal, lending an air of expense to your work.
Ruby: Darkish red, Ruby adds a deep and opulent shade which blends superbly with Burnt Orange
Stone Blue: A fairly bright blue. Mixes magnificently with Midnight Blue.
Straw: A rich yellowy-green. Almost grasslike, one of the brightest colours and mixes well with Stone Blue to create a luxury green.

Using the Intrinsic Colour Collection

Application

1. Sand your work cleanly to at least 400 grit.
2. Apply at least two coats by cloth, paper towel, brush, airbrush or whatever suits, letting it dry thoroughly between coats.
3. Optional: apply your oil and allow it to cure.
4. Seal the wood with an appropriate sealer and let it dry thoroughly. I’d recommend the wipe-on Cellulose Sanding Sealer or a cellulose spray sealer.
5. Lightly cut the sealer back.
6. Apply your preferred finish.

Uses: For colouring decorative woodturning and other woodwork. One thing worth saying plainly: these are dyes, not paints. They carry a translucency, so the natural colour of the wood underneath will always have a say in the final result. For the brightest, truest colours, work on pale timbers like sycamore, maple or ash. On darker woods the results will shift, sometimes in interesting ways worth exploring.

Application Methods: Happy to go on by hand with paper towel or cloth, by brush, through an airbrush, or most other methods you care to try.

Clean-Up: Use methylated spirits (denatured alcohol) or isopropyl alcohol for spills and hands. Fair warning, it will dye your skin for a few days, so wear gloves. For brushes and airbrushes, use meths, isopropyl alcohol or airbrush cleaner.

Colour and Aroma: Deep and concentrated in the bottle. The true colour comes through once it’s on the wood, and how it reads will depend on the timber underneath. No noticeable aroma.

Container and Storage: Supplied in a recycled 125ml Boston bottle. Store in a cool, dry place, ideally between 10° and 30°C (50° and 90°F) where possible. Protect from extreme heat and freezing, and keep out of direct sunlight.

Longevity: Stored according to instructions, these will keep more or less indefinitely.