Hi fellas,
I'm having a bit of a nightmare with woodstains
I bought 6 small tins of 'Colron' wood dye of the colours I liked, however past experience told me the final shade would be dependent on original wood colour so I first tested on some sample pieces.
I want to stain my new stair handrail/baserail so I tested the dyes on a scrap spindle (made of the same wood as the handrail) and the colours just do not look the same as the 'Colron' samples I saw at my local DIY shop.
I then tested on some offcuts of the handrail I had left over, again the colours are not to my preference and differ to the sample I made on the wooden spindle.
Someone suggested bleaching the wood first as it would give it a very pale shade and less likely to affect the final colour once the dye is applied?
Good idea or bad?
btw....the handrail and baserail are made from Pine.
I'm having a bit of a nightmare with woodstains
I bought 6 small tins of 'Colron' wood dye of the colours I liked, however past experience told me the final shade would be dependent on original wood colour so I first tested on some sample pieces.
I want to stain my new stair handrail/baserail so I tested the dyes on a scrap spindle (made of the same wood as the handrail) and the colours just do not look the same as the 'Colron' samples I saw at my local DIY shop.
I then tested on some offcuts of the handrail I had left over, again the colours are not to my preference and differ to the sample I made on the wooden spindle.
Someone suggested bleaching the wood first as it would give it a very pale shade and less likely to affect the final colour once the dye is applied?
Good idea or bad?
btw....the handrail and baserail are made from Pine.