Thread: Stove black

Originally Posted by rogerjenkins

Burraboy,- I buy the Black Japan from Shipway Spescoat, Halifax St.,Adelaide, ( they are on the net, simply type in, " Shipway Spescoat/ Adelaide," on Google ), or through Jarrett's Hardware in Minlaton. It is Australian made by FEAST WATSON Paints, ( misspelt the maker's name last night !! )
Also have the Feast Watson Product infomation guide here somewhere in my collection of, " could be useful things," as they make all kinds of specialized restoration, & timber finishing products.
Roger

Better stock up Roger. I went looking for a new tin of Black Japan the other day only to be told by the Dulux rep that they are no longer making it. Old stock might still be available. (They gave me the recipe for making it with prooftint colours though). I see it's still on their website so maybe he was wrong

Are you allowed to share the recipe?

Originally Posted by _fly_

Are you allowed to share the recipe?

sure! 'cept they wrote it on a sticker and when I got home I stuck it somewhere safe. You know, the somewhere safe you can't find again
I'll have to have a serious look.

When you find it can you give me those phone numbers I wrote and put there as well.
I put mine in exactly the same place, somewhere safe so I could find them again.

I finally found the recipe.
Black Japan pigment using prooftint colours
1 part Black
2 parts Walnut
2 parts Teak Brown

HI all,

Black Japan as a stain , was originally a tar based stain , used on the edge of stairs where a carpet runner was placed down the middle.

Ask any FLOOR SANDER who has done a set of stairs in an old building , and listen to him curse Black Japan.

Remember that most timber stains are solvent based and are designed to be absorbed into the grain, where-as stove black has a wax base , as has been mentioned above, so durability of the solvent based product may be questionable.


Jeff
vk4

After all that, this is the end result. The finish looks about what I was after, but it is certainly a different product to use. Thanks for all the discussion!