Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
Classic gray stain on red oak floors.
For reference we decided not to add alcohol to minwax classic grey.
Best to stain gray on a brand new installed floor.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
Otherwise you ll have pink mixed in.
As part of the refinishing process our client described the look they wanted and we recommended adding a grey stain to the red oak planks during our refinishing process.
Be careful with the wood species.
Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors.
Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
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The dark gray will help hide and drown out the red tones.
Dark walnut 2716.
Older floors typically have spacing nail and pin holes discoloration etc.
We are refinishing existing 2 1 4 red oak floors that are currently a darker stain and completely replacing the floors in some rooms so we have to stick with red oak.
Old preexisting floors are not the best canvas to sand and refinish in a gray stain.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net.
So this is just two coats of minwax classic grey on red oak hardwood floor.
The alcohol washed out the lines in the wood which made it more grey and we wanted more dimensions.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look.
If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer.
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.
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.