How to stain walnut grey. How to get the grey distressed look on your own furniture. It wasnt a warm brown. To do this you need to remove all traces of the previous stain and finish. I needed it to have a deeper tone.
Get rid of any rough patches but keep any character marks like knots stamps and such. It had more grey tones in it. General finishes gray gel stain. Then we will stain it three times with the bona brand grey stain.
Lastly i tested out carbon gray by rust oluem varathane which reminded me more of a dark walnut stain with smoky grey undertones. Please practice hand washing and social distancing and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Use our stain color guide to pick the right stain color for your wood projects. The general finishes grey wood stain is highly pigmented so one coat of stain is all you need for most applications.
We want to sand it starting with 40 grit then 80 grit then 120 grit paper on a rotary sander. The key to getting good color and coverage with this grey wood stain is raw light colored hardwood. How to refinish a dining table with grey wood stain remove old stain and finish. However when i tested it on a scrap piece of wood it was much lighter then i was wanting.
See more ideas about staining wood refinishing furniture furniture makeover. The only other stain i had on hand was a minwax stain in special walnut. Special walnut is a very dark brown stain. We have walnut hardwood floors that are stained medium dark and then protected.
Apr 20 2020 explore angelatooties board gray wood stains followed by 498 people on pinterest. Each of these 5 grey stains are great options to consider when you want a grey wood finish. 2 x 6 x 48 long wood qty15. Equal parts stay safe and healthy.
It has a slightly blue tint to it but the color is fairly consistent from one wood species to the next. Sand each piece of wood. Then we will try the water popping method so the grey stain will absorb better. The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat.