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Offline Auggie

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dye\stains
« on: April 25, 2007, 01:16:56 pm »
Hey, Im looking for a grey and a green color, natural or oyhter wise. Any ideas? Thanks.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2007, 01:19:11 pm »
for green ya can use Rit dye, buy it at most grocery stores.
grey I have no idear.

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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2007, 01:21:12 pm »
You can buy gray oil based stains.   Pat
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2007, 01:22:38 pm »
What you staining? If its white wood its a little easier than dark wood. Ill bet you could just take some green grass and rub it hard to get the green. Grey you could get from coals and water.   Justin
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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2007, 01:33:37 pm »
...........................Charcoal, green grass an dirt. Rub on bow (?)will come out nice like Justin said...........bob
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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2007, 03:26:33 pm »
Thanks for the ideas,got a white stave mullberry or persimon,has some gray in it.Thought Id bring it with me to Tenn and try to finish it,or find out if it will cook a steak.
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Offline DanaM

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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2007, 06:08:09 pm »
Don't use the Rit dark green dye I just tried it and its fugly ::)
At least I don't like it

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Offline Auggie

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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2007, 06:34:24 pm »
Seen plenty of the ugly,what about food coloring?
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Offline DanaM

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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2007, 08:47:03 pm »
I don't know never tried it, try it on some scrap wood.

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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2007, 08:51:12 pm »
  I'ved used Testor's model car paint and thinned it down with acetone or mineral spirits.Testor's has alot of colors and the little bottles are cheap.If your wood is gray it's persimmon.Mulberry is yellow.
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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2007, 09:04:34 pm »
You can take Hoppes gun cleaning solvent and put it in a brass cup( or in a plastic cup with something brass in it) and after a coupla days it'll be green. It'll stain wood too. My bench has some green parts now cause of that little accidental discovery.
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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2007, 09:37:41 pm »
You can mix colors of Rit, too-make any shade you want to.
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Offline Auggie

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Re: dye\stains
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2007, 09:57:53 pm »
Cool, a chemical reaction green. Will have to check that one out. Wonder what color I will end up being.
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