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I am not sure how to do it yourself but I know it can be done. I just had it done at Home Depot (though they told be the couldn't color a quart). They could color a pint and a gallon but not a quart, go figure! I had it colored black but they had a lot of different choices in colors and types of stains.
I am no paint expert
Yes you can mix paint with stains. I work at Lowes and I am the paint dept guy(been there 3 months).
We have tintable stains oil and water base and we add water based tints (color) to the stain to get almost any color you would want. Now if you want to add paint to an already colored stain I am sure it would work the same, just cant be sure what color it would come out to but I see no reason why you couldnt to slightly modify your colors.
Now I see a lot of stuff saying you can only mix oil base paints with oil based stains. At Lowes I am pretty sure we add water based paints to oil and water based stains. I the same machine squirts the tint into the cans. Even squirts tint into the valspar armor paint and thats an oil based paint. So I have no idea why people say you have to do oil with oil.
Many stores still sell tubes of pigment . That is the second best way to do it. The best of course is finding a friendly store that will shoot a few drops from their colouring mixer.
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Do you have to mix the stain in the can like paint.?
Yes, in fact it is even more important to mix stain, than paint as the pigment tends to settle out easier with stain.
Can you mix oil base stain with linseed oil?
No. Oil and water don't mix. -- Oil and water can be mixed. Emulsify it. You would need to mix in the oil slowly while stirring with an electric mixer. You would need to use a large enough quantity of paint for the mixer to be submerged.
Can mix polyester resin and oil paint?
It will not mix.
Why is it advised to mix paint before?
oil based paint is recommended to mix first, to spread the oil out evenly. The oil I think sinks to the bottom.
Can you put latex stain over oil stain without priming?
No because latex paint will no stick to the oil stain. unless you sand the surface first then pain it
Do you have to mix the stain in the can like paint.?
Yes, in fact it is even more important to mix stain, than paint as the pigment tends to settle out easier with stain.
Can you mix an oil based paint with an oil based stain?
yes it works very well i did this with some cabinets and it worked amazing, i love the color i got out of it.
Can you mix oil base stain with linseed oil?
No. Oil and water don't mix. -- Oil and water can be mixed. Emulsify it. You would need to mix in the oil slowly while stirring with an electric mixer. You would need to use a large enough quantity of paint for the mixer to be submerged.
Can you mix latex and oil base paint?
No, they will not mix,
Can mix polyester resin and oil paint?
It will not mix.
How to mix oil phow to mix oil paintaint?
To mix oil paint you have to choose the colored pigment and add it to the oil medium.
Why is it advised to mix paint before?
oil based paint is recommended to mix first, to spread the oil out evenly. The oil I think sinks to the bottom.
How do you go from oil stain to latex?
Oil stain is for bringing out the colour in wood. -If you feel it needs a latex stain, just paint it over -I don't see the point.
Can you put latex stain over oil stain without priming?
No because latex paint will no stick to the oil stain. unless you sand the surface first then pain it
How do you stain kd hardwood?
mix the oil based stain of choice with paint thinner, half and half, apply evenly with china Bristol brush, or lambs wool applicator. allow to dry over night, do not wipe off. then seal with oil modified sealer.
How do you paint over oil base paint?
You should never paint a deck, the paint will peel (unless you live in a very arid climate I guess. The deck may be stained, you can put either oil or latex stain over old oil stain.
Will oil base paint stick to oil base paint?
Don't mix them, your inviting trouble
