What I was really after was if the green wood dye would give the wood I have a green color or will it just be a bit darker brown then what I now have. I'd like the green to show up so if someone looks at it they would notice the "green-ness". Doesn't mater all that much as if it looks to bad I will go ahead a "paint" it.
This is not special project only a case for my Festool rails to stay safe in, a tool box if you will. Parts of this are a pine and I expect the color to show up quite will on that, the plywood, well, that is what I don't know what to expect as to how it will look after.
The videos I have watch always show lighter colored woods, I am suspect that darker woods will just look muddy with the dye. We will all know the answer in a short while.
Ed
ERLover wrote:I work with dyes and stains a lot and in combos of both. I learned it from Bob Flexners book and then by use and experience following his techniques.
I use TransTint dyes and usually Minwax oil base stains.
Basically you use a dye first to get the color you want, dint soak the wood, wipe on wipe off, I mix min with DNA so it does not raise the grain lik water mix would. You can go back over it if need be to darken, or with just a rag dampened with water or DNA to lighten/blend it better.
Then I do a seal coat of 1.5lb cut of Shellac, then buff with a green scotch brite pad. Then my stain or BLO to add depth,pop the grain colors, then finish of my choice which is usually oil based wipe on poly.
I will add pics of some of that and explanation in next post in a bit. time to make moms dinner.
