Stain mixing for color matching

Cmdr. Ross said:
I thought so too, but when I ask I'm told "It doesn't work that way. It's all done at the factory with special equipment".
What backs that up is how I can't find clear stain base or color mix-in bottles to do anything outside of what's offered on the shelf.

Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowes et al carry none of this & even online resources only use what's already on the shelf.

Maybe one day they'll give us, the consumer the power to go beyond paint for custom colors. Not now it seems.
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Ohhh, I think I follow you. You can mix it but Krylon/Minwax won't sell it to you.

 
I've mixed colored stain into clear coat a few times, trying to match an existing finish.
But it's all guess work, and I was never really happy with the results.

If there was a computer data base that could come up with the correct proportions,
it might get a lot closer.
 
w said:
Not sure how they do it, but normally some type of wood conditioner is used first, so that the stain applies evenly.
The conditioner should also minimize color variations in the outer ply.
If they use off the shelf, pre-mixed stain, it doesn't seem like there should be such major differences in the final hue.
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I know this thread is two years old but in my research to strip down a used cranberry SC tom and redo the finish to Honey Amber I discovered they apply the stain at appx 50% it’s final color, and the coats of lacquer (clear paint) is what deepens the hue to its final color. I believe I read mostly machine work.
 
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