Bedding Compound Dye

Emmett Dunham

May 16, 2012 14:28

I was wondering what the two packages of dye were made up of. The thing I would really like to know is if it dries on it own and what would happen if you spread it on a piece of wood. I have just put some of the dye on some wood to dry and if it does dry will it rub off?

Emmett

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  tsr1965

  May 16, 2012 15:10

  The two packets of dye, should be one of black dye, for black synthetic stocks, and the other brown dye, for wooden stocks.
  
  It is made to be mixed into the bedding compouond, not applied after it dries. Where I use my bedding compound is out of eyesight, after the rifle is assembled. Therefor, I don't use any dye, as I don't care if it is seen when the rifle is apart. I only use the bedding epoxy for installing the pillar's, and bedding the action to the pillar's, and bottom metal. I most likely will never bed a barrel.
  
  Best

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  Ned Fall

  May 17, 2012 15:13

  Bedding dye as you call it is intended to be put on the metal of the action or barrel, then the action or barrel is placed into the stock. The dye will be transferred to the wood where the two are touching. The idea is to remove the tiny bit of wood (at the same time removing the dye marking) until the action or barrel is evenly touching the wood all over.

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  mrbruce

  May 18, 2012 05:46

  The dye packs he spoke of are in the package of bedding compound, and are used as TSR1965 said. A inletting dye is used for transfering from metal to wood, and is not the same thing...

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  allechalley

  May 18, 2012 06:03

  I think what he's asking here is if used as a wood stain, will it rub off or not interfere with a finish coat. It is made, as was said, to mix with the compound, an epoxie, to tint it closer to the actual stock material, so as not to be as noticable to vision. I'm sure it would stain wood, whether it will dry or not, no idea.

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  Emmett Dunham

  May 19, 2012 10:07

  I tried to darken a very light area of a stock about 3/4x10 inches long and the dye did darken it very well but would not stand up to finishing. I use the dye also to darken the compound to match the stock. Sounds like a good idea to use it to fit a stock tight to the action but, I think the compound would do the same. When fitting a new stock to an action the stock comes with a kit that has a dye to help to fit it and the process is much like mrbruce described in his post.
  
  Thanks

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  charliemeyer007

  May 19, 2012 10:53

  Some guys use old lipstick to mark the wood to metal fit, bone meal black in linseed oil works.

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