Finishing and Refinishing

[william.warfield]

Steve: I just read your comments and advice on tinting pore filler on a recent post. I am going to start finishing a mahogany end table in aweek or so and am planning on using the Pore-o-lac oil base pore filler. Unfortunately, I'll have to order any finishing products and I' m not familiar with tinting products. Could you recommend a specific product,and comment on how to use it. I am planning on staining the wood. Could I just add stain to the grain filler? Thanks for any advice.

Bill W.

[amateur60]

You can use Japan colors, dry pigment, or easiest to find, artists oil paint (don't get the very cheapest).  Useful colors include burnt sienna (reddish), burnt umber (dark brown), van **bleep** (also dark brown but a little cooler).   Raw umber and raw sienna have uses, as does yellow ochre.   I suppose it could also be tinted with the same colors your local paint store uses to tint oil based paints.