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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 30
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Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 30

by Mark Frauenfelder
April 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
176 pages
7h 53m
English
Make: Community
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1+2+3 Stain PVC Any Color

BY SEAN MICHAEL RAGAN

PVC PIPE IS GREAT, BUT IT’S KINDA UGLY — it only comes in white, gray, sometimes black, and clear. Sure, you can paint it, but paint can flake and can screw up dimensional tolerances. Stain doesn’t flake or add thickness, so the pieces will still fit together.

Images CAUTION: Work in a well-ventilated workspace and wear gloves and goggles when handling the solvent or dye.

YOU WILL NEED

Nitrile gloves

Safety goggles

PVC cleaner Check the label and make sure it contains tetrahydrofuran. I used Oatey Clear Cleaner, a product used to prepare PVC pipe for gluing.

Volumetric pipette, measuring 1mL

Solvent dye ...

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