Dyeing wood Question

[870BkWht]

This may not be the best place to put this, but here goes.  Ive got a Remington 870 20 guage that is in bad need of a facelift.  The blueing is in really good shape and its already a non shiny matte finish so I have considered painting, but I have since then changed my mind.  I am going to strip the wood stocks down to the bare wood and attempt to die the wood.  I am looking for a nice olive green kind of color, but I want the grain of the wood to show through, so thats another reason for wanting to dye not paint.  I was hoping someone could give me some pointers on dyeing wood, or give me some direction on what products might work the best.  I have seen some people on the net saying to use Rit dye for dyeing wood, but I also wondered if it was possible to buy a stain that is colored like a green color like Im looking for.  Another thing Ive been thinking about is rubbing the grain of the wood with some charcoal to make the grain of the wood look more prominent.

Any suggestions, tips, pointers, welcomed.

Thanks
Ben

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Ask the fellas on the 'Call Making" section.

[FullChoke]

I have dyed wood before using aniline dyes and it turns out very nice. Do a Google search for aniline dye and see that they come in a bunch of colors. The dyes that I used came in a powder form that you mix with distilled water or alcohol. You can mix up your own custom colors as well.

Good luck.

FullChoke

[lightsoutcalls]

I have used both the alcohol mixed analine dyes as well as transtint dyes.  Transtint dyes are liquid form, and can be mixed with either denatured alcohol or lacquer thinner.  I have used the green and amber colors to produce a nice olive green.  I would suggest dipping or wiping down your wood with the amber color first, then using the green over the top of it if you use the Transtint dyes.  Either should give you good results.  I would also suggest experimenting on some scrap wood before using it on your stock.

[barry]

If it's like other Remingtons I'm gonna assume it's a walnut stock which is gonna make it very difficult to dye.

[lightsoutcalls]

With walnut you can get a "tint", but not a true color with dyes.