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Balancing reddish-orange gel stain color?

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Balancing reddish-orange gel stain color? (post #169737)

Lyptus on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 07:14
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I've achieved a beautiful rich reddish brown color on hard maple cabinets using dye stains followed by General Finishes Candlelite gel stain.  Although, pretty the color is too reddish-orange for my customer's liking.   Is there another color of gel stain or a glaze that I can use to counter balance the reddish-orange color- making the color more pure brown? 

Thanks,

Lyptus

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Color (post #169737, reply #1 of 1)

by Westchester in reply to Lyptus [original] on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 14:02

The counter color is raw umber - but not sure what the name is by the manufacturers you're using, -  another issue is can the glaze that's on there still be blended with another glaze - it's probably too dry.  Toning my make everything too dark. 

Maybe there is a way to wash off some redish color with a scotch brite pad and turps then add some raw umber either by wiping or spraying.  Please try a small spot before jumping in fully , there may not be an answer here - hard to tell sight unseen

SA