A glaze is more like paint. It is mostly used to bring out the details of moldings or carvings. You would brush it on and wipe off the excess and the pigment would stick in the crevices. It can also be used in wood graining, antiquing or faux finishes where you put a base color on and apply the glaze over the surface with almost dry brush or a fan brush to make simulated grain or pat it with a sponge to give a burl look or faux look. It's not really intended for what you are doing. Since you don't spray I would recommend something like polyshades. I would be inclined to spray an aniline dye because it's more transparent. You might try mail ordering some toners from Mohawk Finishing Products. They come in spray cans so you wouldn’t have to have a sprayer. It would work much the same as the aniline dye except it’s not quite as transparent.
