As you can see from the photo above right the more porous springwood stains considerably darker than the dense latewood giving the boards a distinct zebra striped look.
Grey stain pine floors.
Seal pine before wood staining.
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It s easy to end up with megablotches and it s hard to avoid grain reversal a peculiar effect that makes stained pine look unnatural.
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Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.
Red oak and white oak floors absorb stain more uniformly but be aware that there is a difference between the density of earlywood or springwood and latewood of these species.
Antique pine often has a dark mellow color.
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Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
Varathane weathered gray stain.
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In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
The color of the varathane weathered gray stain varied widely depending on the wood species.
Pine and birch were both splotchy and inconsistent.
Dark stains on pine can look horrible.
The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color.
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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.
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It barely soaked into the oak at all but looked much darker on the maple.
Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors.
Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look.