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Default Exterior wood dye

On Wednesday, 27 May 2020 13:46:16 UTC+1, harry wrote:
On Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:47:22 UTC+1, ss wrote:


I want to stain some pine cones, it is recommended to use food colouring
but that was useless.
I am looking for brightish reds/blue /green and will be for outdoor use,
I dont want to paint them.
Also non toxic to wildlife.
Any one got recommendations.


Doesn't matter what you use. It will fade outdoors.


Iron oxide doesn't fade, that's red. Carbon doesn't, that's black.
You can also heavily dilute paint & use that for a dyed type effect.


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