Sorry... spraying a dye is "toning" after a fashion. You
are "coating" rather than actually making the stain or
dye go into the wood. This is the way I believe you can
change the colors on hard maple.

I don't think you would have much luck mixing a dye
or stain solution and brushing it on a piece of maple
and expect it to "soak in". This can be done with many
other woods, just not a tight grained wood like maple.




David wrote:

Pat I've had NO problem dyeing maple, using water based dyes, applied by
spraying. I'm confused by your post, since you both said spraying is
the choice of finishing, yet you say that maple won't accept dye. ??