George Taub Minute Stain 7 Minute Stain Black & Violet
color kit
Fine sable brushes (У4 inch) Ben Nye® temporary tooth stains
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Using Minute Stain is really quite simple; Taub recommends the 7 color kit for effects work due to its colors for looking natural as well as darker stains such as pink and brown. The seven colors in the kit are yellow, cervical blend (kind of a toffee/tan), gray, white, pink, blue, and brown, plus a clear glaze, thinner (for colors) brush cleaner, brush, and a small ceramic mixing slab.
The following instructions for using the Minute Stain kit come directly from George Taub Products and David R. Federick, DMD, ScD:
1. Shake the Minute Stain bottles gently to disperse pigments. Shake bottles vigorously only if intense, concentrated colors are desired.
2. Dip the brush into bottle, wipe the excess off at the bottle neck, and bleed additional excess from the brush onto a ceramic or glass mixing slab. The pigments should be evenly dispersed.
3. Quickly apply the stain to the surface of the restoration using a minimum of straight, even strokes. Let the surface dry. Setting time is 10 seconds.
4. Stains must be applied thin. Clean the brush in the thinner bottle after each application and dry with a paper towel.
5. The translucent colors may be built up in intensity with multiple applications using a slight overlap of coats to create a gradual color shift.
6. Apply two (2) coats of Clear Liquid & Glaze to protect the colors and to provide a glaze-like finish. Allow each coat of glaze to completely dry between applications, cleaning the brush in thinner each time.
Keep the bottles tightly sealed when not in use. Clean the bottle necks and the insides of caps to maintain a proper seal. Add a few drops of thinner periodically (or as needed) to maintain proper, thin consistency. Once colors have set on the slab, do not try to revive them. Go back to the bottle(s) for a new mix.