darkening of solid wood

tsuzmir · 13-02-2013 2:48pm #1

Hi all,

i've bought a 2nd hand coffee table and wanted to freshen it up. i've sanded it (manually, which was a bit of a nightmare and took me ages) and painted the legs and frame white. i wanted the table top to stay in dark, natural colour to match other furniture. i bought a dye and applied on clean, sanded surface, but it turned out way too yellow comparing to the description and picture on the tin. i suppose that it is due to the type of wood, but anyway, my question is how can i make it darker without sanding the table top again? it says on the tin that it should be applied on sanded wood only, so i suppose that i won't get a result if i just want to rub different dye on...

and yes, i do now know that i should have tried just small amount of dye to see what the result would be:o

dpofloinn · 13-02-2013 3:00pm

You may have to build up the layers of dye to get the desired colour ie. apply 2 or 3 coats

builditwell · 13-02-2013 3:03pm

Have u tried just the one coat or has it had a few applications, Im thinking the best fix is to give it a good sand and get a darker dye and apply in very thin coats.(i know this is stating the obvious).Something like rustins dye and apply it sparingly with a rag rather than a brush, letting it dry thoroughly and then staining again until u have the desired finish.

tsuzmir · 13-02-2013 3:07pm

builditwell wrote: »

Have u tried just the one coat or has it had a few applications, Im thinking the best fix is to give it a good sand and get a darker dye and apply in very thin coats.(i know this is stating the obvious).Something like rustins dye and apply it sparingly with a rag rather than a brush, letting it dry thoroughly and then staining again until u have the desired finish.

just one coat. i thought few applications would make it darker, but it says on the tin to apply only once.

builditwell · 13-02-2013 3:09pm

Is it a stain or a dye u have,some stains are a one application depending on product where as dyes can be applied numerous times

tsuzmir · 13-02-2013 3:12pm

builditwell wrote: »

Is it a stain or a dye u have,

it's a wood dye

builditwell · 13-02-2013 3:21pm

Cool,Id try another coat and see what the finish is like ,either way u will have to sand it so u have nothing to loose

tsuzmir · 13-02-2013 5:39pm

builditwell wrote: »

Cool,Id try another coat and see what the finish is like ,either way u will have to sand it so u have nothing to loose

i'll give it a go. thanks!
i just hope i dont need to sand it again...

darkening of solid wood

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