Hi, I'm making some varnished rope bins for a sailboat deck out of purple heart and mahogany. The ph looks fabulous when I get it but after I sand out the planing marks and mill it the purple color fades to kind of a dirty gray. What am I doing wrong? Heat from the orbital sander? Is there a way to restore the color? I'm kind of new to this. Thank you for your time.
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18 years ago