Dyes, Reddish Brown

I had some red oak rails and stiles that I cut from the straight grain at the edge of a wider board. As woodworkers may know, that tends to be sapwood that is lighter in color. After finishing with stain and water "polyurethane", it became apparent that this was a poor color match for the existing cabinetry and panel boards. The solution was to add about 2 drops of red-brown and 7 drops of medium brown to 30 mL of clear shellac and 30 mL of alcohol. The tinted and cut shellac made an excellent toner that adhered to the polyurethane, eliminated the color mismatch, and was easily finished over with another 2 coats of water polyurethane. Just a few drops of dye go a Long way, especially this red-brown. Start with your base of cut shellac and add the tint a drop or two at a time, testing until you hit the desired color. When applied this way, if it is too dark, you can wipe it off with denatured alcohol. If too light, add another coat of tinted shellac.

These dyes work absolutely great when trying to color light, soft woods. I always had trouble using traditional stains on birch wood and plywood boards, but dyeing them with this product was simple! I just poured the concentrate in a spray bottle with some water, and totally saturated my wood. Waited about 2 mins and they wiped off the excess. Perfectly colored to exactly what I wanted. Nice and dark, and uniform. All with one simple application. I will definitely use dyes from now on with all my future woodworking projects!

Dye is better than stain and absorbs nicely but doesn't blotch. The color wasn't as dark as I had hoped and also more red than brown. I'm using it as a base color, then I'm sealing and staining with gel stain.

I bought this to tint lacquer.I added 10 drops of the tint to 2 oz. of lacquer. The lacquer was extremely dark, but my test strip showed that I had a nice transparent color. I shot it through my spray gun (after thinning it with 2 oz. of lacquer thinner) and the color was nice.The tint was transparent and it really added depth to the finish. Additional coats made the color richer without obscuring the wood grain.I loved how the product was packaged. They put a heavy rubber band around it to hold the cap on, which I am still using.Extremely pleased with the product, will purchase more of the same in different colors when I have reason to.

Product is not eligible for return or replacement. Bottle was ruptured near the bottom leaking out. What a mess

Used this for making a guitar. Used about 1/3 of the bottle. Could do at least two more guitars. Mixed it with denatured alcohol. It worked well. Used this and vintage amber color.

I have about 5 years of experience in using these dyes in wood furniture making. I get great results when mixed in epoxy. I use this to fill voids in wood taking a blemish and turning the blemish into a striking character feature of my product.

If used by itself on a light wood (poplar) it is pink! When tested on the intended project using quarter sawn white oak it came out pretty good but we could see pinkish tinge in some areas. But, I bought this to put a little warmth in the medium brown and it is perfect for that. So I plan to use this dye color to add a little red to another dye and get the color I want. I didn't test it on darker woods so it may be okay for that.