Originally Posted by
Al Wasser
This is a bit dangerous so be warned--- Make your own stain by mixing roofing tar and gasoline. You can get it as dark as you want by just increasing the tar. Mix it up good and try some samples. It does work good. Wipe it on and wipe it off. One you are happy with the mix be sure you have enough to do the whole job since the second batch may not match the first unless you measured carefully. Keep the smokers, pilot lights, etc away!!! I suppose you could also mix roofing tar and paint thinner and that might be a bit less hazardous