Hello all, I have an odd question, and have been searching all over but haven't really found an answer as to how exactly the following its going to blow up in my face....I am testing out some General Finishes Waterbased Dye Stain on some Poplar scraps to see if I can get a non-blotchy color that I like.
Originally I tried some Dark Walnut Watco Danish oil, but it was a little bit blotchy / not as dark as I wanted it. I wiped on a light coat, and wiped it off fairly quickly. I will probably try again, because I believe I was supposed to let it sit longer.
The next day (about 24hours later) I got a can of GF Water Based Dye Stain (Dark Brown). I did a section of the poplar just the dye stain, and another section over some Dewaxed Shellac following the instructions to dilute, wait 15min, scuff and then use the Dye/Stain.
Since I was on the same board that I originally used, I also wiped the Dye Stain over the Watco Danish oil, just to see what would happen.
I let the dye dry for 2.5 hours, and then I coated parts of it a 2nd time to see what it would look like darker.
I haven't let it all dry fully yet (will be checking it tomorrow) but so of right now, I actually really like the Watco Danish oil with the Dye stain over it.
My Question is, I don't think I am supposed to put a Water Based Dye stain over Oil/Vanish Watco... So far it doesnt seem to be an issue but its still early. What is the problem actually going to be? Will it just never dry? At this point it SEEMS like the light coat of Watco acted as a partial stain/sealer, and is giving me a nice color/shade that I really like.
Can anyone tell me how doing a light coat of Danish oil first (letting it dry), then hitting it with the water based dye is going to blow up in my face?