Hobby shop or Home Improvement store for stains ?

[Krul1]

Do any of you buy stains sold at hobby shops or websites ?. Besides smaller cans or bottles is there any difference between these and the popular name cans sold at home improvement centers ?

If it matters I am looking for a low odor product that won't inhibit a strong glue bond.
Thanks for your knowledgable replies.
Jay

 

[Alan Smith]

You could try artist's inks - aniline colours dissolved in alcohol. They are low odour and mostly light-fast. But you have to mix your own colours.

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[Dematosdg]

Do any of you buy stains sold at hobby shops or websites ?. Besides smaller cans or bottles is there any difference between these and the popular name cans sold at home improvement centers ?

If it matters I am looking for a low odor product that won't inhibit a strong glue bond.
Thanks for your knowledgable replies.
Jay

I buy wood stains at Home Depot, ACE, Lowes, etc. Mainly Minwax or whatever brand that suits my needs. I try to find them Water Based. Wood glue bond isn't affected at all. I try to stain first, then glue the parts.

 

[uncchains]

I have used MinWax stain (natural) on any walnut I used on my PoF ships. I got the small cans at both Home Depot and Lowes, and sometimes a hardware store (Ace, True Value, etc) and that amount of stain lasted a good bit. I am going to try a dark brownM W stain on the hull of my VASA when I get to that point to simulate the dark brownish tar that was believed to have been applied to it.