Tinting Wattyl stains

[Dengue]

I am at the stage of staining my DVD/CD rack. It is radiata pine, and I have purchased the Wattyl Jarrah stain. I was really looking for something a bit browner, but with a reddish tinge.

Does anyone know if this stain can be tinted with anything to get a more brownish colour? :rolleyes:

all suggestions gratefully received

kind regards,
Jill

[Harry72]

Mix some walnut or blackwood into it of the same brand and range.

[Dengue]

I have read that adding green tint to a reddish paint turns it to brown. Anyone ever tried option to remove some of the red from a stain?

[bucket1]

I have used a black stain after a red one to end up with a very rich dark brown. This was finished with shellac which would have added a golden tone as well.

[Dengue]

Thanks bucket1 - that sounds very interesting and worth a go , but on a scrap piece first :)

Your method gets around the problem of experimenting with mixing the pigmnent in liquid form, especially if they don't mix

kind regards,
Jill

[ubeaut]

You can mix the same type stains with one another ie: oil based with oil based, water with water, turpentine with turpentine, alcohol with alcohol. But you can't cross mix.

You can however tint them with universal tinter - the stuff in the carousel at paint shops that they use to tint paint with. Adding green will kill red but too much can be disastrous.

Cheers - Neil :U