Paint dye....

[James Varty]

I've bought 60 litres of magnolia masonry paint for the exterior of my house / perimeter wall. It was an impulse buy, as the paint was half price, but all they had was magnolia. I'd like to experiment with making it a darker colour (more of a beige / brown colour), and I wondered if it was possible to buy brown dye for paint to do this with. I realise it will be difficult to get exact matches across all of the tubs I have (6), but this shouldn't be a problem, and it might be nice to have slightly different shades in different places anyway.

I'm not going to take the paint back - If I cant change the colour, magnolia it is!

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Cheers

James

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[Phil Anthropist]

One option is to ask at the paint mixing counter (B & Q or wherever) what colour they would mix with magnolia to make it more beige/brown and whether they will sell you some. I would guess terracotta or dark brown, but mixing colours can be unpredictable.

[Cicero]

============================== 'Colour tints' made by 'Rentokil' and sold by 'Focus'. They come in syringes so easy to measure. Rentokil Initial UK Ltd, East Grinstead, West Sussex. Tel. [phone]

The above information comes from some I've had lying around for several years so the information may not be completely up to date.

Cic.

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