I am making mirror frames to match my new expresso finish maple bathroom cabinets. The frames are maple also. Does anyone have advice on how to match the color? It is very dark, with little wood grain showing through. Would either dye or gel stain work best? Should I worry about the color fading if I use a dye?
Thanks.
Alan
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You may well need both dye and gel stain. Dye lets you get dark by using several coats in fairly heavy concentration. dye redeces,buy may nit eliminate blotching. The gel stain, will obscure grain and blend out any residual blotching. If you eliminaIfte it tall you might as well have use paint--which if what you are trying to match is really not a bad idea--just thin an oil based paint
If you have spray facilities there are other methods that get to the expresso look.
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