I’ve personally used the weathered wood one for this project, and I used the aged wood one on this DIY raised garden bed. I’m so so impressed with these wood accelerators. I really really love how this one looked on every single wood species! It brings out a really right brown color, and you can see the natural undertones of each of the wood species peeking through (yellow on the pines, green on the poplar, and red on the oak). Just let them sit for 30-60 minutes and you’ll achieve exactly the effect shown below! Get more details on these and how they work on this post right here! varathane Weathered Wood accelerator You don’t need to wipe off the excess, you don’t need to apply a second coat. As a reminder, these are just brushed on with a foam brush and then left alone. Next up, let’s take a look at the wood accelerators. Poplar and red oak both have strong undertones that can affect the coloring of the stain, so it’s something to keep in mind if you’re working with either of those! Varathane wood accelerators I really liked the way pine took pretty much every single stain, and of these four I actually think it was the most consistent and true to the color I expected. Part of that could be due to sanding (I might not have sanding some spots well enough), but part of it is just the nature of cheap wood – it’s not going to take stain nearly as well as a more high-quality wood! You’ll also notice that whitewood (the one on the left and the cheapest wood) occasionally gets a somewhat splotchy finish. However, it does seem that the difference in color is more noticeable with lighter stain – once you get into the darker colors, they seem much more similar. First of all, it’s so fascinating to me how every single stain color will look pretty drastically different on different species of wood. Looking at the photos above, some pretty clear patterns emerge for me. It’s one I reach for all the time for really great coverage and a beautiful, rich tone. This color worked really well on all of the wood species, and is really a great, pure black. I think my blocks got mixed up on this picture – from left to right you have: select pine, poplar, red oak, and then the common pine.
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