brown phenolic

[mycustomcues]

how long for a brown phenolic to turn into real dark brown??

I know that it turns real dark as it gets old and really curious how long will it take. Any help or responce will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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[dave sutton]

i had a cue built in like 2002. when i got it the natural was pink. i sold it in like 2004 and it was a hair darker but not much. i saw it this march and it was pretty dark. so in 4 to 6 years with auto coat it got alot alot darker. i just made a sneeky with brown and no finish. i letting it sit it has darkened up some but not enough

 

[patrickcues]

From what I have seen if you have the light brown phenolic it is going to take a while. If you are looking for a dark brown phenolic I would suggest ordering Mahogany phenolic.

JMO

DOUG

 

[Mr Hoppe]

Just seconds if you stain it before finishing. I've also wondered if UV would affect it, but haven't experimented with that.
Mr H

 

[qbilder]

Just seconds if you stain it before finishing. I've also wondered if UV would affect it, but haven't experimented with that.
Mr H

Both good ideas. Staining works, UV does not. I buy my phenolic in rod form, which is generally darker than the tubes Atlas sells. I made a SW repl. shaft once & used stain to match the phenolic color.