Thread: baby-safe coloured paint

Use a food dye and put clear over it?

http://www.babysafefinishes.com/2055810.html may help too. American I know but it's a start.

Try doing a search for "oxide colorants".

MacS

Please read about oxides...They are non toxic.

Click Here: Check out "Oxide Pigments from the Earth Pigments Company"

http://www.earthpigments.com/product...fm?subcat_id=4

Non Toxic Water Dyes from guess who...... Sheeeesh

so bosun, did you ever find a baby safe paint?.....i am keen to find one too. I recently painted some wooden blocks for my nephew with "Child safe paint" designed for kids to paint with...only issue is that you clean it up in water......i found that even after being on the blocks for two weeks it cleans off the timber with saliva too i looked a tad silly in front of my sister.

Neil I see you mention the dyes, but I too am after vibrant paint colours.

Should I just get some sample pots of some gloss outdoor paint???

I've used UBeaut's Water Dyes on timber and carving leather and I tell you what, the red is BRIGHT, the Yellow is BRIGHT, the orange is BRIGHT and the blue..green etc etc etc. The dye is dead easy to apply and looks great under UBeaut's White Shellac.

Personally, I wouldn't even look at the paint, bt that's just my personal choice.

cheers
Wendy

so you think even though I am being a cheap skate and using pine, with the combination of dye and shellac they will still look good?

Yes Tell you what, I'll do a sample pine board for you and you can see for yourself.

UBeaut Water Dyes on radiata pine - no shellac

well then, i am convinced....straight to the ordering page it is!

and here is the finished product. A couple more coats of danish oil over the top and we're done.....chewable colour blocks for my nephew

er Danish oil?????????

What the??????

I do hope you meant shellac!!

what's wrong with Danish Oil

below is quoted directly from Rustins Danish Oil product data sheet

"Brings out the natural beauty of wood and veneered surfaces, gives a natural open-grained low lustre finish. Easy to maintain.

Conforms to Safety of Toys Regulations BS EN 71

Part 3 1995."

http://www.rustins.co.uk/product.htm?chgprod=DANO

Let's just say that Shellac would be the only finish I'd use for baby-safe toys - that is my personal choice.

I didn't know that rustins conforms to Safety of Toys Regulations. That's good news.


cheers
Wendy



ps The coloured blocks look great!!!