What do you think of this color ?

 

Love it, nice and clean...very sharp!     How did you make it? Or a pre mix? 

 

-Ace-

It's a pre-mix water based stain from minwax.

I just thought it looked too orange for a customer.

Larry called it like a Orange Golden Oak in chat.

I'm sending them a photo of it and see what they say.

Guess I thought it should have been more brownish then it is.

This peice is for a Train Museum Display Case.

Thanks

 

Oriental ginger is actually 1 step LESS Orangy (is that a word?) than minwax colonial maple.

 

You may want to go with a driftwood for a lighter touch.

 

Check your messages Wayne.

Try staining a test piece like the others and go up to say 3 or 4 coats. I noticed the minwax color is a toned base coat or also called a tinted topcoat or some call toner. So your basically applying a toner to the wood. With any toner, the more coats you apply the darker it will go.

 

You could also, if you have any compatible dyes in the shop? Im thinking adding a touch of black to it. It will cool the orange down some. Or get some of the classic black stain to mix in. Pull some ginger off into a jar and add just a splash of black, mix and test on some scrap.

 

Its hard to tell from a photo...but I like the ginger.

 

-Ace-

Too bright and orangy for me Wayne! But that's just me, I tend to lean towards deep rich darker tones in anything I build, or natural.

I agree with John and Mike, I think it is just a little to orangy.

 

You might give a try to Ace's process by adding some black, or even just a touch of brown.

 

But it is really all about what the customer likes anyway. This may go well with what they already have.

I'm sending this photo to the customer. The heading was do really like Orange ? Personally I prefer darker tones or just rubbing it out with Danish Oil, Tung Oil you get the picture. But like it has been said the Customer is the only one that is in control. I'm also going to setup a peice about 2 foot long tonight from the same wood and do 6" at a time with 1, then 2 then 3 coats leaving the 2 ends with one coat. The only thing bad ( if you want to call it that is this is some old growth red oak and I don't have much of it left. But then this was left over from another project so I guess I won't complain.

Thanks for the input and opinions.

Greatly Appreciated.

Wayne

 

Wayne told me that the color you see is what the Customer wants.  Don't play wiith the coloration.  Do a sample and let them see it.  Even better, finish the sample.  Then it won't be your fault later..

Larry

I sent them  the picture Larry. Ball is in their court now. I also fitted a peice tonight and got one coat on it. Tomorrow I'll add the second the the day after the third and send them that too.

Maybe once they see it in shades they will change their minds. If not I am ready to assemble the carcass for the case then make the doors.

 

Wayner..

Ya did well.

Larry

Well heard back from my customer today. They are really happy with the color. So it stand as is. I also tried to get them to go to a satin finsih but they are stuck on a high gloss smooth as glass finish. So the hole thing will get rubbed out with hand applied poly and a lot of sanding between coats. Then topped with wax and buffed out. I iwll post some photos of this project once I get it finished. Hopefully ALL construction ill be done this week end.

Thanks for the opinions and suggestions

Wayne

Rock on! That's good to hear!

 

-Ace-

Hey that is the way it is Wayne. The customer is always right. If it is for them, build it and finish it the way they want it.

 

Give us some progress shots as you go along.