I want to be able to see the woods natural grain but also have the wood the color i desire.
Stain maple wood color.
Applies easily with high quality synthetic brush lint free cloth or.
As always do this on sample scrap first.
Colonial maple classic wood interior stain provides a rich natural color that beautifully enhances the wood grain.
Good for toning uneven color also.
Varathane s honey maple stain is the lightest stain color in this round up.
Since these types of stain tend to have a high concentration of pigments they also work better if you have to add several layers for a darker color.
Choose an option below to learn more about how stain colors help create design harmony throughout your home.
The reason to choose maple and stain it dark is that it is a wood that is relatively cheap with nice tight grain features that can be made to look like a variety of woods.
Giving your home a perfect color palette goes beyond paint.
When staining soft maple kitchen doors and drawers from a millworks shop the painter applied a special walnut stain directly to the raw wood.
They have been reproduced using digital production techniques.
It s a nice natural wood looking stain that deepens the natural grain colors of the wood.
You will find that the water soluble dye opened up the pores colored the wood and made it more receptive to the second stain which evened out the color.
No mixing or sealer coats before staining.
Staining maple to a dark hue which is very dense and quite light in color with an oil based or gel style product is hard work.
Which is a rich mahogany.
No matter what you use on your wood be sure to sand it first and seal it afterward to protect it from any damage.
Some types of stain perform better than others on blotch prone wood.
If you want to make a piece of maple stand out you can use either oil or wood stain to finish the wood.
So i did a carving with maple and usually when i carve i use a danish oil stain kind of thing for my stuff but seems the grain is too tight to allow any stain to be absorbed into the maple.
Always test stain on a hidden area of the wood to verify desired color.
The colors shown are for reference purposes only.
In general gel or heavy bodied stains work best.
Finishing maple can help emphasize the natural wood grain and boost the color of the wood.
More about applying minwax pre stain wood conditioner 9 posted 10 08 2010 03 11 am.
Just make sure the sealer and stain you re using are compatible.