I avoided any stain color called Ebony, which could contain hints of dark brown that would skew the results. The last one isn't exactly a wood stain, but I tried it out on my DIY rustic end table legs and it worked great! Brush strokes and drips are less apparent with stain versus paint.įor this test, I'm comparing Minwax True Black, Varathane Classic Black, General Finishes Black Gel Stain and Speedball Super Black India ink.Depending on the protective top coat you're using, you could finish your staining project in a day!.
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Black paint usually requires two or more coats to get full coverage, with hours of drying time in between each coat. Black paint, especially with a higher gloss sheen, can look plastic and artificial. Doesn't become thick and heavy with multiple coats. Holds its color even when scratched, and. Black stain soaks into the wood rather than sitting on the surface like paint, which means it:. Black stain allows the natural wood grain to show through. I wanted to see if the same effect occurred with black wood stain. Turns out, it's hard to transform any warm wood color into a cool color! Even my favorite grey wood stain only looks truly grey in light tones like maple. Some skewed more towards blue, while others looked more green, depending on the undertones. In my comparison of six grey wood stain colors, the hue changed considerably depending on what species of wood was used. Please visit my disclosures page for more information. 
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