Test on your floor to see.
Duraseal dark gray stain on red oak.
This chart is for reference only.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
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Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
We wanted a light neutral brown while trying to avoid any pink red yellow and orange undertones as best as possible.
General finishes gray gel stain.
The oil will yellow so the gray that s mixed in won t look right and it will yellow more over time.
We have new red oak and will have the existing red oak sanded.
The picture shows duraseal stains from l r weathered oak provincial nutmeg and early american.
Colors are shown on white oak.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
The general finishes grey wood stain is highly pigmented so one coat of stain is all you need for most applications.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
22 best hardwood floor stain colors for red oak 3 4 x 3 1 4 natural red oak bellawood lumber liquidators.
And your flooring guys are wrong.
Looking for suggestions for wood floor stain for red oak.
Stains color your floors with quality duraseal products for a beautiful look.
So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain.
But on the red oak floors it may have a subtle green undertone due to the red oak red and green are opposites.
The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat.
I wasn t sure how this custom stain would look over the dark inlays we have in parts of our first floor so i had them sample duraseal silvered gray on the red oak floors next to the stain mix i d used upstairs.
It has a slightly blue tint to it but the color is fairly consistent from one wood species to the next.
Lisa in general no as it s so dark.
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This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.