Is it possible to color cork? I would like to achieve a roorbeer color to match the blank. is there something i could ad to the sealer?

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Cork is very dense and does not take dies well. All you get is a surface color that in time, will ware off. What you need to do is once you get the color you desire is put a top coat over it like a urethane finish coat. This in its self will, change the feeling of the cork. Good luck
Good Wraps Bob

Just Minwax stain and Trondak Cork Seal work very well. Still looks and feels like cork.

I think there is some pictures of stained cork on the photo page

Tim: You make a good point using Ralph's stuff
Good Wraps Bob

Which Minwax stain would make the rootbeer color? Ralph

If at first you don't succeed, go fishing, then try, try again.

The bigger hardware stores should have wood swatches you can compare to your blank.

Rootbeer: Minwax Dark Walnut
[www.rodbuilding.org]
That may be a shade darker than what you want, but minwax is cheap enough that you can grab a few cans and experiment. The lighter one is stained with minwax pickled oak, and both are treated with Truoil.

When you get stain -- do not get the stain and sealer combination. get just a stain. The stain and sealer after you put on a coat, if you want to put another on to darken it, the sealer in it seals out another coat and it will only take one coat.

I understand that I would mix stain and the sealer. I currently have U-40 sealer and assume a sealer is a sealer (???) What is the ratio and if I mix them would that prevent a second coat if i wanted to get darker?
Really appreciate the help.

Don't mix the stain and sealer. Stain the grip to get the color you want, let the stain dry and then put the sealer on.