Thanks, Betsy -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Betsy Whitney Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 5:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] How to color rubber weather stripping
Aloha Tom, Does it seem like it is absorbent? I was thinking of permanent marker or food coloring, although I don't know if you can get brown. You might have to mix colors together to get it the right color. Betsy At 05:35 PM 5/5/2009, you wrote: >Hi List, >I'm trying to figure out how to make white, rubber weather stripping dark >brown. >Here's the deal. >I'm building my daughter a cedar chest. >I want to put weather stripping around the top for two reasons: >1. It will seal the cedar smell inside. >2. It will give the lid a cushion to come down on when it closes, rather >than banging against wood. >I have found the exact kind of weather stripping that I want to use. It's >rubber, with just the right amount of squeeze to it. >But it's white. >I can coat it with the same dark stain that I'm putting on the maple wood >I'm using to build it, or I could use paint to color it. >But I'm concerned that whatever I put on will peel or wear off over time. >Does anybody have an idea of what would be an effective way to color the >strip? >Just had a thought. Do you think a permanent marker would work? >Blessings, >Tom > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
