Regardless test patch at least 3 4 stains to see which you like best.
Classic gray stain on red oak.
If you want a darker floor dark walnut mixed with classic gray could be nice.
Classic grey stain by minwax was one of my favorite gray stains that i tested.
It s a lighter color than medium brown.
Weathered oak looks too unfinished.
Classic gray and jacobean was beautiful with the grey lines and brown but still a little too dark used 50 50.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
Therefore you are just thinning out the medium brown.
Which will allow the pink blue and purple to show through.
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.
Special walnut and classic grey 25 75 was beautiful but still had a little too much red showing.
Red oak by nature will always have a red undertone so i would try 1 2 classic gray and 1 2 weathered oak.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
Weathered oak by minwax.
Not only does the hardness effect how a wood will accept stain harder woods tend to accept stains better and more evenly but also the natural color of the wood.
The top three have less pronounced grain lines so the color looks fairly uniform.
Pine still looks pretty splotchy and oak has a zebra like effect.
Otherwise you ll have pink mixed in.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer.
The wood types we chose also are vastly different ranging from extremely soft birch to hard red oak with undertones all over the map.
Gray on red oak will always allow the pink blue and purple to show through regardless of the amount applied.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.
I used two coats to really enhance the gray color that the stain provided.
Minwax classic gray stain 2 coats the coverage of this grey stain varies greatly by species.