Originally Posted by Kutter
The acrylic paint I happen to use is simple artist supply store stuff. Comes in a tube. By any other name I guess it'd just be called water colors.
The Earth Colors that Damascus talks about are the main ones I use,,,raw and burnt Sienna and Umber along with Black. Those will get you about any natural color or tone needed by mixing them.

Start with the lightest shade you see in the orig wood that you want to match and then build the look of the wood and grain on the repair towards the final darkest tones and grain lines.
Don't try and do the job in just a couple coats. This isn't like painting a tool shed.

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