Staining Conturo edge banding EVA adhesive

[simonh]

I've used the Conturo on a walnut veneer MDF to apply a wood edge banding using the EVA natural glue.  I've tried a waterbased dye and a alcohol based but neither stain the glue. Has anyone got any recommendations?  In hindsight I should have maybe used the brown or black glue as it would have been less noticeable.

 

[afish]

I have not tried to stain the glue. the dark brown would match walnut the best I think.

 

[Michael Kellough]

In my experience with fillers, stains, and other camouflage, if you can’t get an exact match then darker is better than lighter.

 

[woodbutcherbower]

No direct experience with Conturo glue - but every other glue/filler/whatever I ever used over the last 30 years (Cascamite, heritage horse/other animal bone glue, Evo-Stik, PVA, Titebond, UHU, epoxy, crosslinked, polyurethane, cyano plus plus plus ...) = are all 100% unstainable. The only potential way to conceal the joint is to use Unika Colorfill in the correct shade. Apply it over the glue joint, remove the excess with a spatula, wait 30 minutes, and then clean up the joint with acetone - the same process as you'd use when fitting kitchen worktops. Plan B is to use Osmo gap filler in the correct shade, cover the joint, wait 24 hours, and then gently sand/blend to profile using wet 320/400 grit automotive abrasive from Halfords.

But even after all of that - it might still not be seamless or invisible. I've had to historically resort to dabbing colour-matched paint over a joint to hide it.

I appreciate that this comes after the horse has bolted mate - but I'd wholeheartedly agree with [member=297]Michael Kellough[/member] and [member=73094]afish[/member].

 

[simonh]

Thanks for the replies. I found that Rubio Monocoat Chocolate was the finish to pop the walnut and colour it is a nice and dark brown.  And, it nicely colors the Conturo glue!

 

[afish]

Good to know, any pics?