Colouring Pore Filler

[low end fuzz]

got some stewmac pore fill smuggled in to the country from a friend on this board; and was wondering if anyones has coloured it with something other than stewmacs tinting colours; its water based; so , should i use a water based stain maybe? i was thinking originally of trying water based aniline dyes, but was worried about dilluting the filler; if i mixed the dye prior to adding it or mix the dye straight to the fill?

im going to experiment but my concern i guess is how stable it will be (the filler) under finishes in the long run when you start adding ingredients

thank you

[mikhailgtrski]

i was thinking originally of trying water based aniline dyes, but was worried about dilluting the filler; if i mixed the dye prior to adding it or mix the dye straight to the fill?

im going to experiment but my concern i guess is how stable it will be (the filler) under finishes in the long run when you start adding ingredients

"ColorTone grain filler can be tinted with Color Tone liquid stains or waterbase pigments before application." (from the directions)

A little dye goes a long way - no worries about diluting the filler.

[low end fuzz]

i did read the instructions; but when i contacted stewmac they informed me they could only gaurentee compadability with their own line of colours and pigments; i wanted to know if anyone has strayed from their tints and pigments sucsessfully

[mikhailgtrski]

i wanted to know if anyone has strayed from their tints and pigments sucsessfully

Ah, missed that part of the question. It's kinda funny, because -AFAIK- StewMac's Colortone dye is actually rebranded TransTint. I haven't tried it with anything else, but I would think that any similar waterbased aniline dye would be fine. You could (or should) check it out on scrap just in case.