dye\stains

[Auggie]

Hey, Im looking for a grey and a green color, natural or oyhter wise. Any ideas? Thanks.

[DanaM]

for green ya can use Rit dye, buy it at most grocery stores.
grey I have no idear.

DanaM

[Pat B]

You can buy gray oil based stains.   Pat

[Justin Snyder]

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

[Coo-wah-chobee]

...........................Charcoal, green grass an dirt. Rub on bow (?)will come out nice like Justin said...........bob

[Auggie]

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.

[DanaM]

Don't use the Rit dark green dye I just tried it and its fugly
At least I don't like it

DanaM

[Auggie]

Seen plenty of the ugly,what about food coloring?

[DanaM]

I don't know never tried it, try it on some scrap wood.

DanaM

[mullet]

  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.

[Minuteman]

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.

[Hillbilly]

You can mix colors of Rit, too-make any shade you want to.

[Auggie]

Cool, a chemical reaction green. Will have to check that one out. Wonder what color I will end up being.