Rustic Stain Finish
9 Materials
$40
2 Days
Easy
I love weathered, distressed, stain finishes so when I built this new tabletop, I distressed the wood and layered the stain!
Sand your piece with 220 grit sandpaper. Use a handplane to give your piece a hand scraped look (if desired). Use a scraper or sharp chisel to gouge and scratch wood. Use a nail and hammer to puncture wood. After your have reached your desired amount of distressing, use a shop vac to removed dust and shavings then wipe clean with lint free cloth dampened in mineral spirits.
Apply one coat of minwax special walnut stain. Paint blotchy areas of white or off white chalk paint. Allow to dry for 8 hours or overnight.
Using an orbital sander, sand with 220 grit sandpaper removing a lot of the stain and most of the paint. Wipe clean again with a lint free cloth dampened with mineral spirits to removed dust.
Apply a coat of minwax classic gray stain. Allow to dry for 8 hours. Sand lightly by hand with 320 or 420 grit sandpaper. Wipe again with lint free cloth dampened in mineral spirits.
Apply a thin coat of satin polyurethane. Allow to dry for 4 hours. Sand with 320-420 grit sandpaper. Wipe clean and apply another coat. Allow to dry full recommended time.
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Hello Lisa! I love the distressed look of this oak table. I have two unfinished pine tables that I would love to give the same look. Do you think this is possible? I mean the grain isnt as coarse as oak. Have you ever tried it with pine? Ellen