April 2012
Intermediate to advanced
176 pages
7h 53m
English
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.
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 ...