The top three have less pronounced grain lines so the color looks fairly uniform.
Classic gray stain on red oak.
Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
Not only does the hardness effect how a wood will accept stain harder woods tend to accept stains better and more evenly but also the natural color of the wood.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
The wood types we chose also are vastly different ranging from extremely soft birch to hard red oak with undertones all over the map.
Special walnut and classic grey 25 75 was beautiful but still had a little too much red showing.
Minwax classic gray stain 2 coats the coverage of this grey stain varies greatly by species.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
Gray on red oak will always allow the pink blue and purple to show through regardless of the amount applied.
Therefore you are just thinning out the medium brown.
Weathered oak looks too unfinished.
Pine still looks pretty splotchy and oak has a zebra like effect.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
If you want a darker floor dark walnut mixed with classic gray could be nice.
Regardless test patch at least 3 4 stains to see which you like best.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.
Red oak by nature will always have a red undertone so i would try 1 2 classic gray and 1 2 weathered oak.
Classic gray and jacobean was beautiful with the grey lines and brown but still a little too dark used 50 50.
It s a lighter color than medium brown.
Which will allow the pink blue and purple to show through.
Dark walnut 2716.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
Weathered oak by minwax.
If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer.
You just need the polyurethane on top bona traffic hd for protection.