On 5/18/12 10:01 AM, Swingman wrote:
On 5/18/2012 8:34 AM, tiredofspam wrote:

did you get splotchy results with that dye stain?

Oak should not give you a blotchy results as a rule.

Maple certainly will, and it is notoriously difficult to control the
blotchyness under the best of circumstances.


I'm joining this discussion late, so pardon the tangent....
I've had pretty good results by using this pre-stain conditioner before
dyes...
http://www.generalfinishes.com/retail-products/water-base-wood-stains-dyes


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