What color of Gossamer turns a bit orange when varnished?
Not hot orange. (Ralph Tuttle) I had the same issue a while back. I was able to recreate most of the color names after the fact. There is a post with a photo of Gossamer spools that can be found at this page that I hope will help. (Chris Carlin) If it’s Pearsalls, the classic chestnut turns orange when varnished. (Chris Obuchowski) Amber also turns a hue of orange, on the yellow side. (Robert Cristant) I think the Hunt color even has a hint of orange to it when not treated with a color preserver. More pink than orange, but the orange tones are there. (Harry Boyd) I am doing a Payne taper, and would like to duplicate the original wrap colors. I know the finishing technique, but what were the wraps and tipping? Can’t remember. (Jeff Schaeffer) Corticelli Java Beige #5115 is used for Payne Brown, size 4/0 also 6/0. I think a lot of folks just use Pearsalls Java, Naples or Gossamer, these days. I’ve not used it to try and duplicate Paynes technique though. Also you can use Pearsalls “Antiq
