Varathane weathered gray stain.
Grey stain pine floors.
It barely soaked into the oak at all but looked much darker on the maple.
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The color of the varathane weathered gray stain varied widely depending on the wood species.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
Dark stains on pine can look horrible.
Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors.
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Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing.
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.
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.
Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.
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.
Seal pine before wood staining.
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.
In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look.
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The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color.
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Pine and birch were both splotchy and inconsistent.