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  1. Grahamandcharlie

    Can you put wood dye into varnish

    Hi No sure if this is a good idea to save time but has anybody tried pouring Wood dye into varnish? We are struggling to get the floor colour we want as most turn out to be too yellow or too orange so wondered if anyone has tried mixing 2 wood stains together? Could you then just pour the...
  2. MrsRenovator

    Pale French Oak - Experienced Person Please!

    I know the fashion is for pale/nude oak, but I love the golden brown of British character oak! So, I need the voice of experience please... I have two new sanded french oak boards. I usually use tung oil. The test result is very pale and light, a touch greyish, not really bringing the wood to...
  3. R

    Colour running from mortar

    Hi all need some advice. I've recently laid a black limestone patio and did the pointing in a 3 to 1 mix using sharps and, I used a mortar dye to make the mortar as close to black as possible, I followed the instructions to the T. Just after finishing pointing, the heavens opened, I covered it...
  4. D

    Ethanol based Liberon dye

    On a new pine t& g floor, before varnishing - I was going to use the light oak to counteract the orange effect that sometimes manifests on varnished pine. How quickly will the dye dry? Presumably I'll have to get it down very quickly to avoid bolder patches of dye produced by letting an edge...
  5. S

    Best way to stain old floorboards

    Hello! We have uncovered the original Victorian floorboards in our house and we'd like to keep them exposed. What's the best stain/dye to use after sanding? We're looking for something which looks quite natural but is darker than the light colour of the wood as it is. Thank you
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