bugtussle Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I am having trouble with getting a dark green, med green in my palm pillars. Most greens I've tried fade to a kinda army green and look awful after a month. I am using BC and LS liquid dye. Anyone getting a good green in palm and sure would appreciate letting me know whose dye. I am adding UV. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I use JBN's liquid dyes. (I think CandleWic's Concentratd Liquid dyes may be the same thing, but not sure..) For a dark, dark green, try the Hunter Green or Christmas Green with Black or Navy. You can also darken the teal with the black to get a non-olive dark green color. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryk Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I've have really noticed that UV can do very strange things in particular to dark shades of greens and browns - repeatedly. At least the type I used to use did. Just a suggestion, but if you have already tried it without your UV and its still not good - try a good block dye like French dye blocks - yes, the hunter green would be my first choice too."Army" green to me means olive - so maybe the palm you are using is just particularly succeptable to yellowing - and in that case try a different one - or, if you get good results right upon unmolding, but THEN they yellow - try a different UV. I did some large WHITE palm forever pillars many months ago and gave them to someone who kept them by two windows on her mantle - and they are still bright white and I did NOT use UV. Thats why I mention maybe its the palm itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugtussle Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Thks, I'll try some different dyes and leave out the UV. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella1952 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 We use UV (Cajun) in both palm and soy-based waxes and have had no problems with greens not being right. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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