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Silvered gray stain on red oak.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
Weathered oak by minwax.
Jun 28 2020 looking to refinish your red oak hardwood floors to remove the orange effect.
I know i ve read that it is very difficult to achieve a light wood color on red oak without having the red.
We have red oak floors and would love to have a lighter oak look.
I m sharing a look at duraseal silvered gray and a custom mix stain as we refinished our floors.
Duraseal silvered gray on red oak.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.
I liked that it added a gray finish to the wood in a more subtle way and still allowed the wood grain to show through and look natural.
I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
Silvered gray is lighter than classic gray and dark gray is a bit darker than that.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat.
General finishes gray gel stain.
You may have seen on instagram we are just wrapping up a large set of home renovation projects.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net.
Duraseal silvered gray stain on red oak floors.
Colors are shown on white oak.
Natural wood tones vary so expect your final stain color to vary slightly from board to board.
Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
We gutted our kitchen in february and emptied the first floor to have the hardwood floors refinished.
We are refinishing existing 2 1 4 red oak floors that are currently a darker stain and completely replacing the floors in some rooms so we have to stick with red oak.
It has a slightly blue tint to it but the color is fairly consistent from one wood species to the next.
Saved by chanel jones.
The general finishes grey wood stain is highly pigmented so one coat of stain is all you need for most applications.