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Old May 13, 2013, 09:09 PM   #1
waltin
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Is it possible to tint oil finish to bring back color

My VZ24 has a nice orange reddish color, another VZ stock which I've been refinishing was bleached with the whitting process to extract the oil and scars out of the stock. However, the forend turned blond and the shoulder stock stayed a pinkisk orange color. I like the pinkish (red oak) color of the stock but want to tint the forend the same hue and finish it with oil. I don't want a complete sealed shellac finish. In my research on Danish and Tung oil there seems to be issues with mixing these oils with stain. The stain has a varnish binder that seals the wood pores and won't let the oil penetrate the wood. I've read of a stain Woodburst that can mix with Tung oil, not sure if that is true. I've also found a few recipes such as the old BLO 1/3 mixture but can this formula be used with an oil stain or a Fiebings leather dye to tint the wood? I'd like to hear other suggestions, recipes, ideas, recommendations, do's and don'ts for tinting and oil finishing the stock.

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