fire engine red stain recipe

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fire engine red stain recipe

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Hi all, does anyone have a recipe for a bright red color?The red dye That I have(Feibings) dries
Dark almost like an ox blood color. Any thoughts? Thanks
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The fiebing ox blood color is magenta almost.Image


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I think this was russet and ox blood if I remember correctly?


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My last pipe was a little too red for me and I had to really sand it back to tone it down. I used an orange contrast and a yellow over top. It was definitely brighter red than the oxblood.
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Pimos cherry is super red. You might give it a try.
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WD Lockwood has 45 powdered colors they offer, if you find one you like, let me know, I have them all and can send you some cheap. Check out their website and look under the alcohol based colors. There's tons of reds in every density imaginable
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J. E. Mosier's Crimson Red. If it's too red you can tone it down with orange and yellow.
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