Gidday
For years I have been using Cabots water based stains, when staining is required. I have swatches for colour matching purposes when repairing or making and matching. In the past, I have always had a litre or so of each colour so that I can blend and match. I have had no need to do this for a few years as I have been relying on the natural colours of the timbers to get the effects I am looking for.
Now here is the kicker. I have taken on a job to remodel a dining table, and make 2 occasional tables from the balance of the top. I have made the frames from Tas Oak. The colour of the dining table is Cabots Southern Maple. A colour that I am a little low on, not quite enough to finish the job.
It seems that Cabots, in their wisdom, have changed the formula of the product and now rely on a tintable base which is milky in appearance, much like water based poly u. When tinted to the southern Maple colour by the sabots formula, the product is a completely different colour and has a sticky, paint like consistency.
Can anyone recommend a brand of water based stain that might get me out of strife? Or, does anyone have a can of the Cabots water based Southern Maple stain that they are happy to sell to me.
The alternative, I suppose, is to use another brand and blend till I get a good colour match. Not something I prefer to do.
All suggestions welcome.
Cheers
Bevan
For years I have been using Cabots water based stains, when staining is required. I have swatches for colour matching purposes when repairing or making and matching. In the past, I have always had a litre or so of each colour so that I can blend and match. I have had no need to do this for a few years as I have been relying on the natural colours of the timbers to get the effects I am looking for.
Now here is the kicker. I have taken on a job to remodel a dining table, and make 2 occasional tables from the balance of the top. I have made the frames from Tas Oak. The colour of the dining table is Cabots Southern Maple. A colour that I am a little low on, not quite enough to finish the job.
It seems that Cabots, in their wisdom, have changed the formula of the product and now rely on a tintable base which is milky in appearance, much like water based poly u. When tinted to the southern Maple colour by the sabots formula, the product is a completely different colour and has a sticky, paint like consistency.
Can anyone recommend a brand of water based stain that might get me out of strife? Or, does anyone have a can of the Cabots water based Southern Maple stain that they are happy to sell to me.
The alternative, I suppose, is to use another brand and blend till I get a good colour match. Not something I prefer to do.
All suggestions welcome.
Cheers
Bevan
Cabot water based stain help!!
