If you like the look of it, there is no need to dye the wood. If you want a darker color or a more pronounced veining pattern, go ahead and dye it. Once you know what type of wood you're working with, it'll be easier to choose a dye that revitalizes and restores the wood. The purpose of wood staining is to color the natural surface of the wood.
The dye preserves the grain of the wood while giving it a more attractive color. You start by preparing the surface with a little sanding. Remove any dirt, sticky dirt, or old paint that may be present, so that you have a clean, even surface. Then simply apply the stain with a brush.
For some reason, a lot of people start working with wood thinking that staining wood is a requirement to complete a project. Mostly, they confuse wood dye with a wood finish. A protective wood finish is a requirement for most projects. Before we get into how staining works, let's see what makes it so important.
One of the first things it does is protect the wood from water. Water damage can be very expensive to repair and can cause a lot of problems in the future. It also protects wood from rotting and deterioration. Sunlight can also have a negative impact on wood, causing it to expire before it's needed.
Staining is aesthetic, it can help highlight the beauty of a piece. It's a good idea to seal wood, as changes in humidity often cause wood to expand and contract, which can cause warping and cracking. Surfaces that suffer wear and tear must also be finished to protect them from, well, you. When I build for myself, I like to choose wood that I find attractive without coloring it, but I always protect the parts by sealing them with oil or polyethylene.
Dyeing wood surfaces offers some protection, but adding one of the following transparent finishes as a top coat is as follows. Personally, I prefer not to randomly mix oil and water products and will use oil finishes instead of oil stains and water-based finishes instead of water-based stains. It is worth mentioning that there are other wood finishes besides dyes and sealants that may interest you. In addition to some dyes that come with a polyurethane blend, or for example, with colored Danish oil, you'll need to apply a top coat over the dye to protect the wood from damage caused by UV rays, scratches, spills, etc.
So choose the best wood dye if you want to color the veins in your project made of wood instead of protecting it from exposure. By combining different wood dyes and finishes, you can create an infinite number of styles on any wood surface. A good reason to use this type of dye is that you can easily re-coat the wood every six months to refresh the wood finish. When the wood has absorbed all the dye it wants, the rest stays on the surface and doesn't like to dry out.
Wood dyes have a bad habit of being distributed unevenly on soft woods, such as pine, causing stains. Wooden houses should be stained every 2 years, although sometimes less is needed, depending on the stain you use. When a wooden surface begins to rot, the wood weakens and loses valuable strength. It's easy to make and offers good protection, but you won't be able to see the beautiful wood anymore.
I have stained my cover with acrylic dye and a sealant, and now I want to go over it with Thompson's clear sealant. Unlike paint, which is only placed on wood and can be sanded, wood dye penetrates wood fibers like a sponge that absorbs water.
