Minwax Classic Gray Stain On Red Oak

The color on the oak was nonexistent.
Minwax classic gray stain on red oak. Every wood species benefitted greatly from the conditioner with this stain. Our beams are made of cedar which has more red than this reclaimed white pine. Pickled oak weathered oak classic gray ebony true black and simply white. 1 2 weathered oak to 1 2 classic gray.
This should cover the natural pink in the red oak wood flooring and provide an even lighter color tone you are wanting. The pine turned more gray than anything. Minwax gel stain red elm. Minwax classic gray came out very light.
Although no red came through with the pine at all. Jacobean was way too dark. The top three were a similar very light gray with slight blue undertones. Weathered oak and and classic gray did not cover the red in the.
If you re wanting to go slightly darker than the pickled oak or wanting stain with hints of brown and gray you should probably give weathered oak a try. If you still want to go even lighter try 3 4 pickled oak and 1 4 classic gray. 3 4 classic gray to 1 4 jacobean. Minwax wood finish classic gray 271.
Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested. Well i put down three different shades of gray but the red hues still push themselves through the gray. The second shade was the minwax classic gray. Weathered oak by minwax.
Minwax classic gray stain. Minwax polycrylic protective finish is also recommended especially over the following minwax wood finish colors. Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak. I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
None of these really gave me the look i wanted from the cedar. I tested using minwax again. The weathered oak and classic gray look nice with your wall color. Pine just looked dirty.
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. Puritan pine 218. Minwax wood finish red oak 215. The first coat was the classic gray dura sea.
Slight ambering may occur when these finishes are applied over light or really dark colored stains. Homeowner decided on a mix that i did that was minwax pickled out and ebony. It delivered rich dark brown tones. Last is the redder of the two dark stains we experimented with.