I am not too experienced in this area at all. But am looking into it. You can buy now stain with enough pigment to actually stain white, green ect. I stained the cedar shingles on my house a non-transparent burgandy red (and yes it is stain) and you can not see any grain on the cedar whatsoever. I thought that it may be good to use on cedar arrows for total coverage (no additional coats). Just wondered what people thought of the idea.