How to stain oak trim darker. Do a dirty wipe. That is dont wipe off all the excess stain. In pictures you probably cant tell a huge difference but in person you can. If the oak wood in your house makes you feel stuck in the last millennium modernize it by applying a dark stain.
My father in law is going to give me the hardest time for this post. Oak wood has a porous quality to it which makes it very absorbent of staining materials. For example neutralize a light warm maple with a darker oak to neutralize orange. Luckily you can stain oak to look as dark as possible.
He loves it so much. He should marry it. Substitute a glaze or gel stain for the liquid stain. Jul 31 2013 staining your outdated honey oak trim is easier than you think.
Glazes and gel stains usually contain a higher ratio of pigment. This easy method provides great result for a quick diy update. Oak has a pronounced grain so staining the wood covers the. The color of the original stain and the tinted polyurethane combine creating a darker slightly different shade.
However oak does have a very dramatic grain of the wood which can sometimes give even the darkest stain a streaky effect or the look of highlights. How to stain oak dark. Leave a dampness of stain on the wood that dries to a darker coloring.