Thanks Simon, I found that the Feast & Watson woodworking stains dissolve well in the SuperCheap Auto acrylic. So I've successfully sprayed several coats, using a mix of Old Baltic tone, and then added some black, and its darkened nicely. As usual I'm now not satisfied with this success, and am looking at how I can do some masking to create the "tiger banding" of the roasted necks with some additional coats Can't leave well enough alone . Thanks again, cheers.