Wood Dye – Powdered Solvent 5 Color Kit – Wood Stain Kit (50 Grams)

I like it. USA product. Had a tough time finding a dye that mixed with oil based solvents. Most dyes out there are just for water based solvents. This one mixes with every other solvent that is not water based. It mixes well and even has a chart with all the solvents it mixes into. It tints lacquer, poly and a host of other stains for a multitude of color variations. I am very happy with it. Great price compared to other well known dyes that one would have to source out since there are not many out there. They even responded to my questions, which is a rare treat by today's standards. Great doing business with an American company.

Really would like more colors, more volume per pack, better packaging and natural color options. This was a lark as I normally buy bigger volumes for my business building custom cabinets, furniture and restoring antique furniture. Color matching is essential in many types of wax, oil, lacquer and poly finishes. I found these limited and disappointing but adequate for an amateur experimenting on inexpensive woods. I recommend mixing in lab grade pure ethanol ( Lab Alley - for cheapest by 20-55 gal. Free shipping) for warmest transparent wood stain. Mix then add several layers of your lightly colored sealer coat to bring it to final color. Many coats are better than one heavy coat that can block the pure warm grain. If using a color mix wax finish use several fine buffed layers rubbed in with a reed burnisher.

Easy to get the color I wanted on my curly maple project . brought out the curl clear and sharp . The best finish I ever got on curly maple . Thank You .

Ok these are concentrated powdered dyes ,put down some newspaper and wear gloves when you mix them. If it can get every where and stain your fingers for weeks. I used them in water to dye a guitar and get a pretty good sunburst on it. Then I had to reasonably match some ply to some cherry. I mixed it up with some amber shellac and w two coats got close enough. They are not exact but it doesn't scream mistake and since its the back of the cabinet its good to go. It takes talent to mix pigments successfully so you may not be successful right out of the gate. Its not the fault of the pigments it just takes practice and a lot of test pieces. be careful not to spill it if you do try vacuuming up, wiping will just disperse the pigment on to the surface and you will never get it up.

This dye is amazing but you need to make sure your area is covered, wear gloves & crappy clothes!

I used MEK and it didn’t deliver clear color. It was muddied and heavy. I will resume using stains water soluble instead.

GO straight to the manufacturer, you'll get a MUCH better deal when you buy lb. or more. MUCH better, take my word.

A few suggestions: 1. Plastic gloves are a must...the power is very fine. 2. A little goes a LONG way. 3. Light multiple coats for the win. 4. Always write down the mixing ratios...will make life easier when you recreate color. 5. Have fun with creating custom colors.