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aniline dye can be used with alcohol, water or mixed with you finish. comes in powder or liguid. I like to use water because is easy to control , if too dark, just take a wet rag and wipe of some color off.
you have to raise the grain and lightly sand before staining with water. alcohol works well too but not as controlable. the original finish used on mission white oak was 26 percent ammonia fuming, which is very dangerous !!! Anilne dye, gell stains and or pigment stains are much safer and work very well. I use aniline dye in varnish or laquar to tint the finish as well as a stain. Cool stuff.
aniline dye can be used with alcohol, water or mixed with you finish. comes in powder or liguid. I like to use water because is easy to control , if too dark, just take a wet rag and wipe of some color off.
you have to raise the grain and lightly sand before staining with water. alcohol works well too but not as controlable. the original finish used on mission white oak was 26 percent ammonia fuming, which is very dangerous !!! Anilne dye, gell stains and or pigment stains are much safer and work very well. I use aniline dye in varnish or laquar to tint the finish as well as a stain. Cool stuff.
