What the hell am I doing wrong? This shit doesn't do anything...

I stripped a set of AK furniture with acetone, sanded it. And started liberally applying RIT. It does nothing. It literally wipes right off leaving almost no color whatsoever. I was using the liquid RIT. The scarlet.

I had an extra set of beater furniture I wanted to mess with, and try to get a pretty bright red. NO such luck tonight.

Brushing it on got me the exact desired result. The second you wipe it down, it goes away.

After messing with it for about an hour and not getting anywhere I plunked it back into the acetone and wiped it down. Back to zero basically.

I'm about to take spray paint to it. Seriously wtf are you supposed to do with this shit? Why does it not stain the wood? I'm about to brush the shit on again, let it dry and then poly over it. But I know all I'll end up with is probably a huge mess.

Grr...

Maybe I'll go hunt for a bright red stain at Wally world or something. This was supposed to be my planned entertainment for the evening and it has been anything but.

Bout to drown an infant.

What gives?