: No worries, I figured what you were saying, but I was trying to
: lead him down a different, much happier path! LOL I still think
: after wetting out and getting some UV the color will all even
: out to a pale to dark orange. I remember when I did my deck
: strips and used pine as highlights. A few people said
: "Don't use pine, it turns orange." But hey, what do
: they know, and besides, I actually had already bought the pine.
: Go figure, they were right. It turns orange. It looks good,
: don't get me wrong, but not the defined white stripe I would
: have gotten with white cedar, holly, or basswood.

Orange is my favorite color and if the pine turns that color I will be very happy. I am usually more satisfied with how things turn out when I do not plan it that way.