Topic "Lightfast stain without acrylic/sealant as base" a message from jofinneg

Hi All,

I'm in search of a water based stain that does not have any type of sealant as a base component.

The reason for this need is that I am working with a Ciranova reactive stain, and I need it to interact with the wood even after I've laid down a thin base layer of stain.

Also, it is important that the stain is lightfast because I will finish with 2-3 layers of Hardwaxoil (Ciranova) and I don't believe there are any UV inhibitors in that product.

I have run some experiments with TransTint dye browns that I'm pleased with (using Dark Mission Brown and Golden Brown), but I don't know that I can be confident in the lightfastness of 'aniline' style dyes that don't have at least a partial pigment base. I'm just not sure.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,
John