12 Best Dark Stain For Pine (2023 Updated)

Works as expected. Small amounts of dyes, but they are very concentrated. Just a little tiny pinch of red with an even smaller pinch of blue mixed with about 4 ounces of rubbing alcohol made a nice Burgundy colored dye.

I used three coats of it, wiping off the excess each time. The rubbing alcohol dries a little too fast. I think next time I’ll add a little water to slow down how fast it dries, so I’ll have more time to wipe off the excess before it dries to highlight the grain better.

It dyed my apricot wood carving a Burgundy color. I painted it with polyurethane afterwards. It’ll be fun to experiment with it to make various colors on different woodworking projects. I also mixed up a small amount of the black pigment to darken certain areas of the carving before dying the rest of the bare wood parts with the Burgundy dye.

The apricot wood I used had very fine subtle grain. It would probably look a lot more interesting with a wood with a more pronounced grain. My only complaint is that the instructions are printed in microscopic print on the inside of the cardboard sleeve.

But the instructions are thorough though after you find a magnifying glass to be able to read them.

i’ve used this on several guitars now over the years, and the results are always astounding. really easy to use. i recommend mixing it with a higher proportion of denatured alcohol. i like 50/50 or so with warm water when mixing.

it dissolves easily, and makes a great consistency that way. i use a soft clean t-shirt rag to apply it, and work it in. the effects can be positively stunning. its super easy to mix and use and the finishes you can achieve will blow your mind.

it works well on the usual mahogany and maple, and most other woods. only mix a little more than you need, as it does NOT keep very long, tho the alcohol can make it last longer. be careful and dispose of used rags properly when using any kind of finish like this.

all in all a stellar product. 10 stars, all the way.

To begin with Many Thanks Keda for listing this product on eBay. There are just a few company’s that sell dye colors and, your rich and power colors are just the best. The biggest plus is they are offered at an affordable price.

the fact that these colors can be mix into any color combination I’m looking for makes these colors the perfect choice for me. Your doing it right and it shows. Happy Guy.

I discovered the miracle wood finish known as WATCO Danish Oil during the early days of rehabbing my house back in the 1980s (Rehab 1. 0), when I used it to stain bar cabinetry, beams, trim work and a boxcar siding ceiling.

I would never use anything else — and nearly 4 decades later, during Rehab 3. 0, I’m still using and loving it. Here’s what makes it so special: WATCO Danish Oil is a unique blend of penetrating oil and varnish that hardens in the wood, not on the wood.

When applied with a brush or cloth, it sinks deep into the wood’s pores to protect from within and enhance the wood’s natural look and feel. Using WATCO Danish Oil is easy-peasy, too. Simply brush er wipe it on, then wipe off the excess to creating the rich, warm glow of a traditional hand-rubbed finish in a mere fraction of the time.

Many projects can be completed in less than an hour, with no need for a separate coat of varnish or even a second coat of WATCO Danish oil. WATCO Danish Oil is available in light, medium, dark and black walnut; golden oak; cherrywood; fruitwood; mahogany; and natural.

Try it once, and you’ll be hooked forever! p. s. WATCO Danish Oil is made by Rustoleum, so you know it’s a name you can trust.

I used my CNC machine to V-Carve some wall plaques in Red Oak. Then I finished them with Black Walnut Danish Oil from Watco. The tint settled excellently in the carved text and gave the surface of the wood an excellent medium Oak color.

Additional coats were applied to some plaques to give them a dark Oak color. I did not apply a top coat/clear coat as the final cured surface had an excellent hand rubbed finish look. I did 1 additional plaque using the Light Walnut tint of this same Watco Danish Oil with a resulting light Oak color.

They were all Christmas presents and they went over big. I highly recommend this product as easy to use, though a bit messy, with stunning results.

In the past I’ve used latex primers, alkyd primers and other recommended wood sealer/primers to prep for outdoor painting and have seen the effects of weather on my exterior home projects including porches and railings.

The last bunch of years i’ve been using Flood CWF-UV water based as either a sealer without paint and as a primer under exterior latex paint. One project was a raised boardwalk made of treated 2×6 lumber.

The Flood held up under traffic and the paint stayed on nicely. I just go with the Flood now. It seems to penetrate better than the primers. The natural dries slightly yellowish. If I get drips I can see the runs but it always dries perfectly.

I’m no expert but I much prefer the Flood for exterior wood projects now.

Redwood semi-transparent oil-based stain: before and after pictures. This playset was coated twice and used 4 gallons out of a five gallon bucket. The stain is oily and wipes off metal easily; not as easy off of plastic.

The five gallons was well mixed. No noticeable separation or layering of the stain when first opened. It was still stirred before application though. Brushes, rollers, and pads were used. This stain would work well in a sprayer.

This stain seems less viscous than a solid stain. Imperfections in the wood show through this stain. The second coat gave it a consistant appearance overall. Light colored wood filler will show through this stain no matter how many coats are applied.

I would use this again only on wood that has a consistent (previously stained or bare wood) color at the start of the stain application. Power washing marks will show through this stain even with two applications.

Surfaces remained oily to the touch for many hours after the second coat was applied. Unsure how long the color will last. Good price for decent stain. 4 stars overall. This site states that the pictures were too big to upload.

I stained both sides of a more than 300 foot, four foot high cedar fence, and I could not be happier with the results. The stain was very forgiving, easy to apply, and has a uniform color despite some inconsistent application on my part.

It also dried quickly holding up to a storm 16 hours after the project was completed. I did power wash several days prior, and it being a two year old fence, I had dry wood to work with when I applied the stain.

It did come out a bit darker than the image on the can shows, though part of that is certainly from the fence being cedar to begin with, and the end product is a wonderfully rich color. This was comparatively inexpensive to other brands I considered.

Highly recommend.

We clean, brighten and re oil our Ipe deck every year. The oil does a great job in beautifying the natural color and texture variations in the wood. The oil is easy to work with, dries In a reasonable time.

The oil does not prevent mildew growth and this is the primary reason we have to do the job over every year. If the oil could do a better job in preventing mildew and dirt pick up the finish would look new longer and require less maintenance.

Less expensive than Ace Hardware plus free delivery vs 130 mile round trip to Ace. I have used this product for 20 years now on log home and redwood deck. Product quality is high and consistent. If you apply product thickly you will end up with longer cure times and some gummy surfaces.

Great product! I bought this for ipe deck upcoming spring project but I tried on teak shower bench first. It came out with deep natural color ,wood feels very nicely penetrated. Great service and fast shipping.

I just bought this. According to the name “Red Mahogany” the visual representation on the packaging and the colour of my desk the marker should have been at least close. When applied what appeared was closer to very dark brown almost black.

I pretested on paper and three different kinds of wood. All results were some degree of very dark brown so not close to Red Mahogany. It is a good thing that the spot I touched up was small. I am not impressed with this product at all.

When I used to deliver/install office spaces the cheap touch-up markers used were far superior. I honestly cannot see how this would work for touch-up of any Red Mahogany surface unless for a very minor scratch where a minute amount/coat is needed therefore the colour of this product is not a real factor.

Minwax® Wood Finish™ Stain Marker is awesome. I needed something to get rid of scratches and scruffs on my furniture, cabinets, table, etc. I got this Miniwax Wood Marker to see if it would fix my issues.

It looks like a marker. The color tip also is like a marker. Once out of the packet I shook it a few times and pushed down on the marker tip to get the color flowing. Try not to do it to hard as I’m sure you can mess up the top easily.

The color flowed down pretty quick. Its actually darker than the what the picture shows on the package. Kinda surprised. I decided to touch up a small area on my cabinet corner even though my cabinet seemed lighter colored then the marker.

Figured I can do a small spot. The color was a pretty good match. It was easily to color in the spot. I did use my finger to smudge the color in a bit. Dried quick. Not sure if I’ll retouch it up but seems to look ok.

The only con I had was when I was shaking the marker the tip came off. But luckily I was able to put it back in and it stayed on during the process. Not sure how long it will last to stay in the marker but I’m hoping to get a good amount of uses out of the marker.

Love it!.

I didn’t have high hopes for this pen because they typically look very obvious after application. This one actually worked amazingly well, but make sure to pay close attention to the coloring. The color i got went on a bit on the darker side, but I just let it sit and soak for a few minutes and took a soft cloth (one you don’t care about) and kind of buffed the area to blend and slightly lighten the color.

For small scratches, grudges, and nicks- this was fantastic! You couldn’t tell you had used something like this for it’s repair, by any means. Also it’s worth noting that letting it dry for awhile is a good idea! With a larger area you may be able to tell a bit more but the cloth buffing also worked wonders.

I would recommend!.

I have used multiple quarts of this stuff in the American Walnut color. It does an amazing job to change up golden oak to a beautiful rich walnut color in cabinets, mantels, stair rails and the bar stools I just applied it to.

Thanks Max Warehouse for carrying this!!!.

Hated it. Hands down the worst stain I’ve worked with. I’ll never use it again. I wish I could get my money back on it. Let me back up to 5 minutes before I first used it. I was excited to try it. I had watched a few videos from General Finishes along with a few Youtube videos on the product.

It seemed like a great choice. Easy to work with, beautiful, rich colors. As the General Finish spokeswoman said “Easy Peezy”. So I applied it to a raw, unfinished oak table top just like the factory video explained.

Wiped it on, wiped it off. 95% of the table looked beautiful, but there were a couple spots where it felt like I literally wiped the stain off the table exposing the bare wood again. Remind you, I worked quickly, just like the video explanation taught me.

I’m going to save you the details, but needless to say I stripped off the stain and re-sanded the table with 120 grit, thinking that maybe those couple spots were sanded with sandpaper that was too fine, not allowing the stain to adhere to the wood.

Fast forward, I reapply the stain and it looks great everywhere! Yay! So about a week later I go to wipe on General Finish ArmRseal and I apply it just like the video taught and the urethane wiped the stain up in a couple spots.

I was gently wiping too! I was pissed. I’m done. I stripped the finish off and removed the gel stain and have now finished with a traditional stain. It’s drying right now as I’m typing this. Today was probably a bad day for me to get this review to fill out, but if it saves one other person from the experience I had, it was worth it.

LOVE! I love this gel stain. You see it all over social media and I fell for it and finally tried it. Glad I did. It is super easy to use. I had a 30 year old, very blonde (almost yellow) oak table and chairs set.

I still like the set, I just hate the color. It was abused and beat and looked like trash so I figured I had nothing to lose. Sorry about the photo, it was the best “after” shot I could find. I literally took a piece of 180 grit sandpaper and spent about 30 minutes quickly running it over the surface of a 60×72 table with ornamental legs, and 6 spindle back chairs.

I went quick, and haphazard and just wanted to scuff the surface, but not really sand it other than to try and get out a pen mark on the table. I did not remove the poly coat or anything. I wiped the bit of dust off and proceeded with an old sock over 2 gloves, yes 2.

I then wiped the gel on all surfaces, nooks and crannies and wiped it in as I went, left no wet edges and let it dry over night. The next day I did the same thing because I wanted it a bit darker. I followed up with a Minwax satin topcoat because I did not want glossy and I did not like the General Finished Top Coat.

I am so happy with the result. I also used the same color on some cherry night stands. For those I painted on one good coat to keep it opaque and they are gorgeous! I’m going to do my whole bed set and it doesn’t even look like the same set.

Super easy to use, do not be afraid of it like some social sites tell you. It is very user friendly as well as beginner friendly. I just wish it was easier to find in a store in my town, I have to order it online.

I’ver used this on several projects in my home, including changing the look of my kitchen cabinets. People began asking me if I had new cabinets installed. Beautiful. Used sponge brushes to apply. Went on easily.

Very pleased. The General Finishes stuff has a good reputation anyway and it’s easy to see why. I always try to use their stuff if they have an option that matches my current project.

It’s definitely a stain and not a paint, or actually it’s more like a dye. But as a stain, applied and wiped off, it’s wonderful. If it’s not wiped off, everything above the stained substrate can be removed with water.

This means that a coat of urethane or varnish will temporarily protect it but if water gets in through a scratch or scuff it will bloom and color will come out. (note that if you are using an acrylic i.

e. watersoluble coating, it can smear the Unicorn Spit when you are applying it, so be careful about that) Just something to keep in mind.

It’s great!!! Really vibrant color to add just enough bold look to a normal boring project. But it didn’t work for what I wanted to use it on glass beads for a chandelier and still have light shine through them but its not translucent like I hoped it would be.

anyone know a product I could use on glass that’s bright colors and still able to have light shine thru? Like a stained glass window paint. ? I could use any suggestions please and thank you.

I’d seen YouTube videos on the subject. I am small time carving wood – some decorations like tiki beads for my hats, small decorations for music case projects, etc. I wanted to color the wood good colors but can’t even find a good green at the local hardware store, and much more expensive.

This is good since can go as thick as a paint or thin with water to be a wood grain glaze. I reccomend some kind of sealant after giving int +24 hours to dry, like polycrylic but is amazing. If you want to lightly stain it’ll cover far FAR more than a $15 pint can some contemptuous there to keep the store from walking away on tiny legs worker will mix for you – think one drop+a capful of water for a small carved item – covering something thick/opaque equivalent to that much latex paint but very high fluidity/pigment so again quite worth it for coverage alone.

Going to buy more to experiment with some wild patterns and stuff based on YouTube videos but well worth it just to get Red, Green, Blue, Yellow tiki bead carvings without playing with very expensive exotic woods and/or buying huge cans of hardware store stuff.