N00b-in-training Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 I've attempted to color match a few boards to a piece of solid oak furniture in our girls bedroom. After 2 coats of stain and 2 coats of lacquer I've clearly missed on the redness front (or the original piece is red oak and not white oak like I used). I plan to buff it out and apply a wax to get the sheen just right, but anything I can do at this point to get it closer? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 you can experiment with some aeresol toners or get a reddish oil stain and mix with your wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 +1 for toner or glaze. In my (limited) experience, white oak does not accept stain anything like the way red oak does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPCV_Woodworker Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 tinted lacquer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Whatever you do make plenty of test boards from scrap. Prepare them Identically to the piece you built, same sanding grits etc. Stain and finish the test boards the same way. Now you have a safe canvas to play on untill you work out a method you like. The. And only then try it on your piece to add the reddish tones you desire. Yes, this is a lot of work but it beats having to strip a finish and start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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