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  • Ron "Oily" Sprague February 22, 2014 at 2:03am
    Or you could get three colors of spray can, and with a dabbing rag before it dries, get a decent 'burst effect. A spray can IS, essentially, an airbrush.

    Or just go nuts, and spray with abandon. Splotchy, camo, stripes, grids, taped off areas. Play with it. Have fun. No Rulz!
  • The Capo Kid February 20, 2014 at 12:12pm

    306248873?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024 Found this on the web

    • John Sawyer > The Capo Kid February 21, 2014 at 10:43pm

      I've rarely had luck with water based stains... raises the grain, and hard to get even...  I always use oil based stains.  works better for me, anyway...

      • The Capo Kid > John Sawyer February 22, 2014 at 12:18pm

         The chart is just to see what colour is the best match  , haven't decided on what type of stain to get .

  • David McQueen February 20, 2014 at 7:00am
    Minwax makes a stain conditioner that you put on first. It lets you control the depth of staining and helps eliminate the zebra effect on some woods. I was using it to try to get a decent stain on poplar. I am going to trymit with ebony stain on some oak. Straight stain gave a real zebra.
  • The Capo Kid February 20, 2014 at 6:34am

     Thanks guys but not sure you can buy " sample cans " in the UK , i'll have a look in my local DIY store  , if it ever stops raining !  : (  .

    • Nate > The Capo Kid February 20, 2014 at 9:15am

      What i call sample cans are actually the little 1/2 pint cans.

  • John Sawyer February 19, 2014 at 11:04pm

    What Nate said,  Minwax 201B Golden Oak...  Pretty darn close.    The final color is totally dependent on the base wood, though...

  • Nate February 19, 2014 at 10:15pm

    I dont know which cohiba box your referring to, but the standard cohiba that i see a lot looks to be a golden oak color.  I would just get a couple sample cans of stain and test them on a bit of fall off left over from you box build.  if its that sunburst looking box your going to need access to an airbrush and three different colors gradually getting lighter from a walnut to a golden oak or so.

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