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Floquil Wood Stain Alternantives?

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Floquil Wood Stain Alternantives?
Posted by vsmith on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:41 PM
Has anyone found a decent replacement for Floquil Wood Stains? I curse the day they stopped producing them. I havent found anything equal to use in their stead and I just ran out of the last bottles I squirreled away.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:03 AM
maybe you could use wood stain , the type ya use in woodworking , the turps kind , just mix some colours together to come up with the sutiable colour ya want
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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, May 29, 2003 10:03 AM
Thanks, I thought of that but I was hoping to find a replacement supplier using similar bottles, much easier to deal with on a hobby bench than the tin cans stains usually come in. Plus Floquil's were so much better than your HomeDespot variety. Oh Well, guess I'll just look for some empty bottles at a hobby supply co and start mixing.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 31, 2003 9:46 AM
Rubbing alcohol and shoe-leather dyes are another, and safer, alternative.

Paul

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