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.
Classic gray stain on red oak.
Dark walnut 2716.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
Otherwise you ll have pink mixed in.
Regardless test patch at least 3 4 stains to see which you like best.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
Ginger if you have red oak and want to do some form of gray you will either need to bleach the floors first or choose a darker gray.
Pine still looks pretty splotchy and oak has a zebra like effect.
Which will allow the pink blue and purple to show through.
You just need the polyurethane on top bona traffic hd for protection.
Weathered oak looks too unfinished.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.
The wood types we chose also are vastly different ranging from extremely soft birch to hard red oak with undertones all over the map.
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.
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.
The top three have less pronounced grain lines so the color looks fairly uniform.
Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
Special walnut and classic grey 25 75 was beautiful but still had a little too much red showing.
Therefore you are just thinning out the medium brown.
It s a lighter color than medium brown.
If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer.
Weathered oak by minwax.
Gray on red oak will always allow the pink blue and purple to show through regardless of the amount applied.
Minwax classic gray stain 2 coats the coverage of this grey stain varies greatly by species.