I really wanted this dye to work. I tried all I could to make it work and give it a fair shot, but it seemed no matter what I did, I would not get results any where near what is pictured. I had a table I was refinishing and I could not find any traditional stain in the shade of red I was wanting. Then I stumbled across this Crimson Red dye. It looked amazing in the pictures, so I ordered it. When it arrived I followed the instructions for diluting. I even stayed on the more concentrated end of the dilution range for maximum saturation.I agree with one reviewer, in a sense, that a little goes a long way. That applies to the amount of dye you use to make your solution. It doesn't take much. BUT. This does not spread as well as stain. I found myself using at least 4x the volume of this solution as I would normal stain. That was frustrating. I ended up using over half the bottle of dye on this one project.If only that's where the negatives stopped.... Not only does it not spread well, it is also very blotchy. It is EXTREMELY difficult to apply it in such a manner that you do not leave spots, blotches, lines, etc.Furthermore, after my first coat, instead of a bright, saturated, crimson red, I had a very pale pink. I had read a review where someone said it may take several coats. Fair enough, I thought, sometimes I have to use 2 or even 3 coats of regular stains. But after FIVE coats of this solution I still had a blotchy, pale, reddish pink at best. Maybe if I had applied a clear at that point it would have helped with the paleness, but it would not have done anything for the blotchyness or the color. At that point, I decided to just cover with an actual stain I already had.In summary, I used 4x as much product, which costed about twice as much as normal stain and ended up with a result that wasn't even use able. Maybe I applied it wrong? Who knows. I applied it just as I would any wood stain. The directions are somewhat lacking. The ad tells you what chemicals you can dilute the dye with. The directions tell you which ratio to use. But that's about it. No application method. No recoat time. No estimated number of coats needed.EDIT: After researching why I may have had this result, I came across some YouTube videos, which were actually made by the manufacturer! Turns out I wasn't applying it properly. Note to others, do apply in the same fashion as wood stain and expect the same results.Keda. Maybe consider including instructions for application or direct users to your videos. Had I known that, I'm sure it would have worked fine.I actually went back and ordered more product now that I know what to do. I admit, it was my mistake. Upgrading my review to 5 stars (with an * ;)) so as to not detract from what appears to be a great product, but had user error. I'm still pushing for application instructions to be readily provided though.