Thread: water-based woodstain?

hi there,

this is my first post on this forum.

i have a question about water-based woostain.

i have been trying in earnest to locate a producer of this item. i've been told (by a wattyl lab tech) that they dont have water-based in aus, we only have chemical-based.

apparently they only produce it in europe and other countries that have strict environmental laws.

he also told me that wattyl did have a range of water-based woodstains years ago, but it didnt gain much interest so they dropped it. i'm no expert on this, so i could be completely wrong.

the reason i'm after a water-based woodstain is for an artistic purpose. the specific product i was after came from the U.K. it was produced by a company called Sigma Kalon. they didnt export it to AUS. i tried to see if i could get it shipped here but that was economically prohibitive.

i dont really mind what brand of woodstain it is, just as long as they have a good colour range.

i hope there's somebody here who can help.

by the way, i live in melbourne.