Old red oak plank floors refinished with grey stain ortega april 16 2018 0 comments in wood floor refinishing by admin dan s floor store was contracted to refinish the 1 1 2 wide solid old red oak plank floors in this circa 1950 home in the ortega neighborhood of jacksonville florida.
Classic gray wood stain on red oak.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
The pickled oak was pretty but i was afraid the floors would look unfinished in that stain the pink of the red oak was still very prevalent.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
Varathane weathered gray stain.
It barely soaked into the oak at all but looked much darker on the maple.
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For reference we decided not to add alcohol to minwax classic grey.
The alcohol washed out the lines in the wood which made it more grey and we wanted more dimensions.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
The color of the varathane weathered gray stain varied widely depending on the wood species.
Pine and birch were both splotchy and inconsistent.
So this is just two coats of minwax classic grey on red oak hardwood floor.
Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
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.
So next on the sample board was a 50 50 mix of the pickled oak and classic gray as well as some provincial stains.
These new stains are more charming more contemporary and have more pigment than the gray whitewash and weathered oak stains.
These innovative gray stain blends range from light rustic tones to time worn grays to deep brown and gray blends.
The classic gray looked great but it was much darker than what we were looking for.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
Natural wood tones vary so expect your final stain color to vary slightly from board to board.